The procedure is usually carried out with sedation as well as local anaesthetic. Treatment Various treatments may be used to control symptoms but there is currently no known treatment which will reduce the abnormally high numbers of mast cells. Disease which is present in only the skin and bones may be associated with prolonged survival. Spread of the condition to other tissues is usually associated with a much shorter survival. Because mast cell leukaemia is so rare there is very little information comparing the results of different treatment strategies.
Prognosis See above.