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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Mast cell leukemia'''
'''Mast cell leukemia'''
Mast cell leukemia was first described in 1906 by G. Joachim.<ref name="Georgin-LavialleLhermitte2012">{{cite journal|last1=Georgin-Lavialle|first1=S.|last2=Lhermitte|first2=L.|last3=Dubreuil|first3=P.|last4=Chandesris|first4=M.-O.|last5=Hermine|first5=O.|last6=Damaj|first6=G.|title=Mast cell leukemia|journal=Blood|volume=121|issue=8|year=2012|pages=1285–1295|issn=0006-4971|doi=10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400}}</ref> Mast cell leukemia may be classified into two categories based on prognosis.<ref name="Georgin-LavialleLhermitte2012">{{cite journal|last1=Georgin-Lavialle|first1=S.|last2=Lhermitte|first2=L.|last3=Dubreuil|first3=P.|last4=Chandesris|first4=M.-O.|last5=Hermine|first5=O.|last6=Damaj|first6=G.|title=Mast cell leukemia|journal=Blood|volume=121|issue=8|year=2012|pages=1285–1295|issn=0006-4971|doi=10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400}}</ref> Based on the duration of symptoms, mast cell leukemia may be classified into either acute or chronic.<ref name="SaviniRondoni2015">{{cite journal|last1=Savini|first1=P.|last2=Rondoni|first2=M.|last3=Poletti|first3=G.|last4=Lanzi|first4=A.|last5=Quercia|first5=O.|last6=Soverini|first6=S.|last7=De Benedittis|first7=C.|last8=Musardo|first8=G.|last9=Martinelli|first9=G.|last10=Stefanini|first10=G. F.|title=Serum Total Tryptase Level Confirms Itself as a More Reliable Marker of Mast Cells Burden in Mast Cell Leukaemia (Aleukaemic Variant)|journal=Case Reports in Hematology|volume=2015|year=2015|pages=1–4|issn=2090-6560|doi=10.1155/2015/737302}}</ref>
==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
Mast cell leukemia was first described in 1906 by G. Joachim.<ref name="Georgin-LavialleLhermitte2012">{{cite journal|last1=Georgin-Lavialle|first1=S.|last2=Lhermitte|first2=L.|last3=Dubreuil|first3=P.|last4=Chandesris|first4=M.-O.|last5=Hermine|first5=O.|last6=Damaj|first6=G.|title=Mast cell leukemia|journal=Blood|volume=121|issue=8|year=2012|pages=1285–1295|issn=0006-4971|doi=10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400}}</ref>
Mast cell leukemia was first described in 1906 by G. Joachim.<ref name="Georgin-LavialleLhermitte2012">{{cite journal|last1=Georgin-Lavialle|first1=S.|last2=Lhermitte|first2=L.|last3=Dubreuil|first3=P.|last4=Chandesris|first4=M.-O.|last5=Hermine|first5=O.|last6=Damaj|first6=G.|title=Mast cell leukemia|journal=Blood|volume=121|issue=8|year=2012|pages=1285–1295|issn=0006-4971|doi=10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400}}</ref>
==Classification==
==Classification==
Mast cell leukemia may be classified into two categories based on prognosis.<ref name="Georgin-LavialleLhermitte2012">{{cite journal|last1=Georgin-Lavialle|first1=S.|last2=Lhermitte|first2=L.|last3=Dubreuil|first3=P.|last4=Chandesris|first4=M.-O.|last5=Hermine|first5=O.|last6=Damaj|first6=G.|title=Mast cell leukemia|journal=Blood|volume=121|issue=8|year=2012|pages=1285–1295|issn=0006-4971|doi=10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400}}</ref>
Mast cell leukemia may be classified into two categories based on prognosis.<ref name="Georgin-LavialleLhermitte2012">{{cite journal|last1=Georgin-Lavialle|first1=S.|last2=Lhermitte|first2=L.|last3=Dubreuil|first3=P.|last4=Chandesris|first4=M.-O.|last5=Hermine|first5=O.|last6=Damaj|first6=G.|title=Mast cell leukemia|journal=Blood|volume=121|issue=8|year=2012|pages=1285–1295|issn=0006-4971|doi=10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400}}</ref> Based on the duration of symptoms, mast cell leukemia may be classified into either acute or chronic.<ref name="SaviniRondoni2015">{{cite journal|last1=Savini|first1=P.|last2=Rondoni|first2=M.|last3=Poletti|first3=G.|last4=Lanzi|first4=A.|last5=Quercia|first5=O.|last6=Soverini|first6=S.|last7=De Benedittis|first7=C.|last8=Musardo|first8=G.|last9=Martinelli|first9=G.|last10=Stefanini|first10=G. F.|title=Serum Total Tryptase Level Confirms Itself as a More Reliable Marker of Mast Cells Burden in Mast Cell Leukaemia (Aleukaemic Variant)|journal=Case Reports in Hematology|volume=2015|year=2015|pages=1–4|issn=2090-6560|doi=10.1155/2015/737302}}</ref>
==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
==Causes==
==Causes==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nawal Muazam M.D.[2]

Overview

Mast cell leukemia

Mast cell leukemia was first described in 1906 by G. Joachim.[1] Mast cell leukemia may be classified into two categories based on prognosis.[1] Based on the duration of symptoms, mast cell leukemia may be classified into either acute or chronic.[2]

Historical Perspective

Mast cell leukemia was first described in 1906 by G. Joachim.[1]

Classification

Mast cell leukemia may be classified into two categories based on prognosis.[1] Based on the duration of symptoms, mast cell leukemia may be classified into either acute or chronic.[2]

Pathophysiology

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Differentiating Mast cell leukemia from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Georgin-Lavialle, S.; Lhermitte, L.; Dubreuil, P.; Chandesris, M.-O.; Hermine, O.; Damaj, G. (2012). "Mast cell leukemia". Blood. 121 (8): 1285–1295. doi:10.1182/blood-2012-07-442400. ISSN 0006-4971.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Savini, P.; Rondoni, M.; Poletti, G.; Lanzi, A.; Quercia, O.; Soverini, S.; De Benedittis, C.; Musardo, G.; Martinelli, G.; Stefanini, G. F. (2015). "Serum Total Tryptase Level Confirms Itself as a More Reliable Marker of Mast Cells Burden in Mast Cell Leukaemia (Aleukaemic Variant)". Case Reports in Hematology. 2015: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2015/737302. ISSN 2090-6560.