The Relation of Mastocytosis and Lymphomatous Disease
Authors: ROBERT K. NIXON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Case Studies1 April 1966The Relation of Mastocytosis and Lymphomatous DiseaseROBERT K. NIXON, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT K. NIXON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-4-856 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe distribution of mast cells and particularly their presence in the marrow of normal and disease states has been subject to controversy. As recently as 1951, Fadem (1) concluded that tissue mast cells were abnormal constituents of human marrow. Subsequent reports (2-6) and our own observations covering several hundred studies in both normal subjects and persons with a wide spectrum of diseases indicate that mast cells are found in limited numbers in normal marrow. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, MichiganFrom the Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.This paper was presented at the third Fall Meeting of the American College of Physicians, October 8, 1965, Miami Beach, Fla.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert K. Nixon, M.D., Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich. 48202. 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