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*[[Mastocytosis]]. | *[[Mastocytosis]]. | ||
**Urticaria pigmentosa. | |||
*[[Asthma]].<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_370-2>{{Ref PCPBoD8|370-2}}</ref> | *[[Asthma]].<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_370-2>{{Ref PCPBoD8|370-2}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 8 September 2011
The mast cell is an uncommonly cell that occasionally causes problems.
Microscopic
Features:
- Ovoid/round cell with moderate amount of gray granular cytoplasm.
- Nuclear ovoid/round.
- No obvious nucleolus.
- May be more abundant around blood vessels.
Notes:
- Lymphocyte vs. mast cell:
- Lymphocytes = round; mast cells = ovoid.
Image:
Diseases
- Mastocytosis.
- Urticaria pigmentosa.
- Asthma.[2]
Stains
IHC
- CD117 +ve.
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.jameswpattersonmd.com/case_studies/index.cfm?CFID=387434. Accessed on: 7 September 2011.
- ↑ Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 370-2. ISBN 978-1416054542.