Eleanor K Wyatt, Verena Affolter, Stefano Borio, Alexandra Guillen, Sara Verganti, Sue Murphy, Damiano Ballarini, Frane Banovic, Vanessa Schmidt, Jean-Benoit Tanis
Canine cutaneous mastocytosis (CM) is rare in contrast to canine mast cell tumours. In humans, CM commonly affects children and is usually indolent with possible spontaneous resolution. Systemic mastocytosis (SM) with bone marrow involvement typically affects adults, can have a poor outcome, and often includes skin lesions. 'Mastocytosis in the skin' (MIS) is the preferred term of skin lesions, if bone marrow evaluations are not available, which is often the cases in dogs. In human SM and CM, KIT mutations are often detected...
January 20, 2024: Veterinary and Comparative Oncology