Mast cell tumor historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Overview
Mast cell activation was first described by Dr. Nettleship and Tay in 1869. Dr. Sezary and other french scientists reported the first case of mast cell tumor in 1936.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- In 1869, Dr. Nettleship and Tay were the first ever to discuss the mast cell activation and it was in a case of urticaria pigmentosa.[1]
- In 1936, Dr. Sézary and other french scientists reported the first case of systemic mastocytosis or mast cell tumor.
- Dr. Sezary describes the systemic mastocytosis as aberrant mast cell proliferation which is characterized by release of immense vasoactive amines.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Scherber RM, Borate U (2018). “How we diagnose and treat systemic mastocytosis in adults”. Br J Haematol. 180 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1111/bjh.14967. PMID 29048112.
- ↑ Scherber RM, Borate U (2018). “How we diagnose and treat systemic mastocytosis in adults”. Br J Haematol. 180 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1111/bjh.14967. PMID 29048112.
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