3-1SY Overview of Mast Cell Disorders

Sunday, 7 December 2014: 13:05 - 13:25
Sala 3 & 4 (Sul America)

Massimo Triggiani, MD , Department of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

Learning Objectives:
To recognize different types of diseases associated with mast cell proliferation and/or increased mast cell activation, including mastocytosis and clonal/non clonal mast cell activation syndromes.

To acquire information on the basic pathophysiological mechanisms of mast cell disorders and to identify mast cell mediators useful as diagnostic or prognostic markers.

To get updated notion on pharmacological treatments of mast cell disorders.