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Mast cell is a type of white blood cell. Cell is the individual unit that makes up the tissues of the body. All living things are made up of one or more cells. Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.
Preview- It is often discovered that, in addition, there are many medications that are ordinarily used for other purposes that have chemotherapeutic effects or specific cancers. This is the case for prednisone and other corticosteroids, which selectively suppress lymphocytes and mast cells, making them potentially useful chemotherapeutic agents for lymphomas and mast cell tumors even though that isn`t the most common thing they are used for. Piroxicam (Feldene Rx) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication that is usually used for that effect but also has chemotherapeutic properties for transitional cell carcinomas, a tumor that affects the urinary system. Anti-inflammatory, having to do with reducing inflammation. Transitional cell is a cell that varies in shape depending on whether the tissue is being stretched. Transitional cells may be stretched without breaking apart. They line hollow organs such as the bladder. Prednisone is a drug used to lessen inflammation and lower the body`s immune response. It is used with other drugs to treat leukemia and lymphoma and other types of cancer. It is also used alone or with other drugs to prevent or treat many other conditions. These include conditions related to cancer, such as anemia (a low level of red blood cells), allergic reactions, and loss of appetite. Prednisone is a type of therapeutic glucocorticoid. Urinary, having to do with urine or the organs of the body that produce and get rid of urine. Inflammatory, having to do with inflammation (redness, swelling, pain, and a feeling of heat that helps protect tissues affected by injury or disease).
- It would appear that, as mast cell tumors (MCT) are a very common form of skin cancer in dogs, this is an attempt to provide the regular pet owner with a basic understanding of what they are and how they work. Skin cancer, cancer that forms in the tissues of the skin. There are several types of skin cancer. Skin cancer that forms in melanocytes (skin cells that make pigment) is called melanoma. Skin cancer that forms in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) is called basal cell carcinoma. Skin cancer that forms in squamous cells (flat cells that form the surface of the skin) is called squamous cell carcinoma. Skin cancer that forms in neuroendocrine cells (cells that release hormones in response to signals from the nervous system) is called neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Most skin cancers form in older people on parts of the body exposed to the sun or in people who have weakened immune systems.
- DEFINITION The cancerous growth of mast cells can have several names mast cell tumor, mastocytoma, mast cell sarcoma. Mastocytoma is a growth or lump of mast cells (a type of white blood cell). Mast cell tumors can involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle tissue. Also called mast cell tumor. Sarcoma is a cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
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