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Idiopathic mast cell activation syndrome and radiation therapy: a case study, literature review, and discussion of mast cell disorders and radiotherapy.

Robin E LandyWilliam C StrossJackson M MayTasneem A KaleemTimothy D MalouffMark R WaddleLaura A Vallow
Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2019)
To our knowledge there are no reported cases in the literature of patients diagnosed with MCAS or other idiopathic mast cell disorders undergoing radiation therapy. Idiopathic mast cell disorders such as MCAS and primary mast cell disorders alike should not be considered a contraindication to treatment with EBRT. This patient population appears to tolerate treatment without systemic flares in symptoms.
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