2014
DOI: 10.1007/s40477-014-0090-9
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Systemic mastocytosis presenting with gastrointestinal, bone and skin involvement

Abstract: Ultrasonography (US) is often the first imaging study performed in patient with abdominal pain or vague symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract. To this end, it has been demonstrated that transabdominal sonography achieves good to excellent results in potential bowel disorders; especially, if ultrasonography findings are framed in the context of clinical information. Systemic mastocytosis is not a common disease and it usually involves skin, gastrointestinal tract and bone. It results from a clonal neop… Show more

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“…41,42 When carefully interpreted together with the clinical presentation and the bone and skin status, these findings can lead to the suspicion of SM. 41 Furthermore, ultrasound, but mostly CT and MR imaging, could be utilized to define hepatic and splenic size. [43][44][45][46][47] Any decrease in hepatic and splenic size in the treatment assessment setting indicates treatment success in SM.…”
Section: Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron Emissionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…41,42 When carefully interpreted together with the clinical presentation and the bone and skin status, these findings can lead to the suspicion of SM. 41 Furthermore, ultrasound, but mostly CT and MR imaging, could be utilized to define hepatic and splenic size. [43][44][45][46][47] Any decrease in hepatic and splenic size in the treatment assessment setting indicates treatment success in SM.…”
Section: Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron Emissionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nevertheless, the thickened gastric and bowel walls, as well as abdominal lymph adenomegaly, and occasionally hypoechoic mucosa nodules in the bowel wall can be revealed. 41 , 42 When carefully interpreted together with the clinical presentation and the bone and skin status, these findings can lead to the suspicion of SM. 41 Furthermore, ultrasound, but mostly CT and MR imaging, could be utilized to define hepatic and splenic size.…”
Section: Imaging Findingsmentioning
confidence: 99%