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mast cell

In medicine, one of the histamine-containing cells involved in the production of inflammatory reactions, in response to an external trigger factor. For example, cells in the airways or in the bronchial epithelium release histamine and other mediators in response to allergic stimuli, such as allergens, infection, stress, and exercise.
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The drug, which is sold under the brand name Palladia, is approved to treat canine skin-based mast cell tumors, which can be a very serious form of cancer in dogs.
US approves first drug to treat cancer in dogs by AFP / AFP American Edition
The drug, which is sold under the brand name Palladia, is approved to treat canine skin-based mast cell tumors, which can be a very serious form of cancer in dogs.
US approves first drug to treat cancer in dogs by AFP / AFP Global Edition
What may appear to be a simple skin wart, tag of fatty tissue or lump may in fact be a mast cell tumor,as such can be impossible to diagnose by just observation.
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