Chronic mast cell leukemia: A novel leukemia-variant with distinct morphological and clinical features. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Valent, Peter; Sotlar, Karl; Sperr, Wolfgang R.; Reiter, Andreas; Arock, Michel; Horny, Hans-Peter
• Is Part Of: Leukemia research. Volume 39:Issue 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Leukemia -- Periodicals; Leukemia -- Periodicals; Leucémie -- Périodiques; Leukemia; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 616.9941905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2014.09.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0145-2126

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0045"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Mast cell leukemia (MCL) is a rare fatal form of a mast cell disease.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Based on the presence of organ damage, MCL is classified into acute MCL and chronic MCL.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The variant of MCL correlates with the prognosis and with the morphology of mast cells.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>