Mast cell sarcoma: a rare and aggressive entity--report of two cases and review of the literature

J Clin Oncol. 2013 Feb 20;31(6):e90-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.9549. Epub 2012 Nov 5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit / metabolism
  • Ki-1 Antigen / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mast Cells / drug effects
  • Mast Cells / metabolism
  • Mast Cells / pathology
  • Mast-Cell Sarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Mast-Cell Sarcoma / drug therapy*
  • Mast-Cell Sarcoma / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / metabolism

Substances

  • Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Ki-1 Antigen
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit