In aggressive SM, cancer cells may proliferate at a considerable pace.
Smoldering SM is a slowly progressive subtype of SM.
Stem cell transplants carry the risk of potentially fatal complications, and are only used when other treatments have been exhausted.
Scientists observed differences in bone marrow mast cell characteristics across different mast cell disorders.
Research shows a possible link between cold urticaria and cold-induced anaphylaxis with systemic mastocytosis.
SM is considered a cancer because of the abnormal buildup of mast cells that occurs with the disease.
Because SM is a rare disorder, it is sometimes diagnosed incidentally during unrelated procedures.
Wearing a medical alert bracelet is a precautionary measure, but is one that may save your life.
Clonal and nonclonal mast cell diseases have a different disease course and entail different therapeutic strategies.
Physicians continue to raise standards in SM diagnosis and care, allowing patients with advanced SM to achieve better long-term outcomes.
