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Mast cell tumor occurs in all ethnic groups and may appear at any age. Cutaneous mastocytosis is more common in children; a second smaller peak of incidence is seen in adults in the third to fourth decade.<ref name="FerranteScavone2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ferrante|first1=Giuliana|last2=Scavone|first2=Valeria|last3=Muscia|first3=Maria|last4=Adrignola|first4=Emilia|last5=Corsello|first5=Giovanni|last6=Passalacqua|first6=Giovanni|last7=La Grutta|first7=Stefania|title=The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis|journal=World Allergy Organization Journal|volume=8|issue=1|year=2015|pages=5|issn=1939-4551|doi=10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x}}</ref> | Mast cell tumor occurs in all ethnic groups and may appear at any age. Cutaneous mastocytosis is more common in children; a second smaller peak of incidence is seen in adults in the third to fourth decade.<ref name="FerranteScavone2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ferrante|first1=Giuliana|last2=Scavone|first2=Valeria|last3=Muscia|first3=Maria|last4=Adrignola|first4=Emilia|last5=Corsello|first5=Giovanni|last6=Passalacqua|first6=Giovanni|last7=La Grutta|first7=Stefania|title=The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis|journal=World Allergy Organization Journal|volume=8|issue=1|year=2015|pages=5|issn=1939-4551|doi=10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x}}</ref> | ||
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Men and women are affected equally with mast cell tumor. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Systemic mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells in various organ.[1]
Age
Mast cell tumor occurs in all ethnic groups and may appear at any age. Cutaneous mastocytosis is more common in children; a second smaller peak of incidence is seen in adults in the third to fourth decade.[2]
Gender
Men and women are affected equally with mast cell tumor.
References
- ↑ Koenig, Martial; Morel, Jérôme; Reynaud, Jacqueline; Varvat, Cécile; Cathébras, Pascal (2008). "An unusual cause of spontaneous bleeding in the intensive care unit – mastocytosis: a case report". Cases Journal. 1 (1): 100. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-100. ISSN 1757-1626.
- ↑ Ferrante, Giuliana; Scavone, Valeria; Muscia, Maria; Adrignola, Emilia; Corsello, Giovanni; Passalacqua, Giovanni; La Grutta, Stefania (2015). "The care pathway for children with urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis". World Allergy Organization Journal. 8 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/s40413-014-0052-x. ISSN 1939-4551.