C96.2: Malignant mast cell tumour

The immune system protects the body from pathogens and foreign substances. The immune system can also destroy cells in the body that have pathologically changed. The body's immune system is made up of different types of immune cells. Some immune cells can destroy pathogens or foreign bodies themselves. Other immune cells produce certain antibodies.

There are cancers of immune cells that cause serious symptoms in a short time. But there are also cancers of immune cells that are discovered accidentally and only cause a few symptoms at the beginning.

With this cancer certain immune cells multiply in the bone marrow and also in other organs uncontrollably and too much. These diseased immune cells can crowd out healthy immune cells and blood cells. As a result, you can have too few healthy cells in the blood and the liver and spleen can swell up. The liver and spleen then sometimes no longer work properly. You may have stomach cramps. This disease can also destroy bones. The bones can then break more easily. It is also possible that you will have no symptoms at all.