Table 1.

ICC and WHO 2022 classification for the diagnosis of mastocytosis

WHOICC
 CM
Urticaria pigmentosa/maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis
• Monomorphic variant
• Polymorphic variant
Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis
Cutaneous mastocytoma
• Isolated mastocytoma
• Multilocalized mastocytoma 
CM
Urticaria pigmentosa/maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis
Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis
Mastocytoma of skin 
SM
BMM*
ISM
SSM
ASM
SM-AHN
MCL
MC sarcoma 
SM
ISM (includes BMM)
SSM
ASM
SM-AMN
MCL
MC sarcoma 
B-findings >30% BM cellularity by MCs in histology and
serum tryptase >200  ng/ml and/or
KIT D816V VAF >10% in BM or PB leukocytes 
>30% of BM cellularity by MC aggregates (assessed on BM biopsy) and
serum tryptase >200  ng/mL 
Hypercellular BM with loss of fat cells and prominent myelopoiesis ± left shift and eosinophilia ± leukocytosis and eosinophilia and/or discrete signs of myelodysplasia (<10% neutrophils, erythrocytes, and megakaryocytes) Cytopenia (not meeting criteria for C-findings) or cytosis. Reactive causes are excluded, and criteria for other myeloid neoplasms are not met. 
Palpable hepatomegaly without ascites or other signs of organ damage and/or palpable splenomegaly without hypersplenism and without weight loss and/or lymphadenopathy (>2  cm) Hepatomegaly without impairment of liver function and/or splenomegaly without features of hypersplenism including thrombocytopenia and/or lymphadenopathy (>1  cm size) on palpation or imaging
 
BMM: no B-findings, absence of skin lesionsa basal serum tryptase <125  mg
ISM <2 B-findings
SSM ≥2 B-findings 
ISM <2 B-findings
SSM ≥2 B-findings 
C-findings Cytopenias: ANC <1  ×  109/L and/or Hb <100  g/L and/or platelets <100  ×  109/L 
Hepatopathy: ascites and elevated liver enzymes ± hepatomegaly or cirrhotic liver ± portal hypertension 
Spleen: palpable splenomegaly with hypersplenism  ± weight loss ± hypoalbuminemia 
GI tract: malabsorption with hypoalbuminemia ± weight loss 
Bone: large-sized osteolysis (≥2  cm) with pathologic fracture  bone pain
ASM 1 or more C-findings/SM-AHM/AMN and MCL may not have C-findings 
WHOICC
 CM
Urticaria pigmentosa/maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis
• Monomorphic variant
• Polymorphic variant
Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis
Cutaneous mastocytoma
• Isolated mastocytoma
• Multilocalized mastocytoma 
CM
Urticaria pigmentosa/maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis
Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis
Mastocytoma of skin 
SM
BMM*
ISM
SSM
ASM
SM-AHN
MCL
MC sarcoma 
SM
ISM (includes BMM)
SSM
ASM
SM-AMN
MCL
MC sarcoma 
B-findings >30% BM cellularity by MCs in histology and
serum tryptase >200  ng/ml and/or
KIT D816V VAF >10% in BM or PB leukocytes 
>30% of BM cellularity by MC aggregates (assessed on BM biopsy) and
serum tryptase >200  ng/mL 
Hypercellular BM with loss of fat cells and prominent myelopoiesis ± left shift and eosinophilia ± leukocytosis and eosinophilia and/or discrete signs of myelodysplasia (<10% neutrophils, erythrocytes, and megakaryocytes) Cytopenia (not meeting criteria for C-findings) or cytosis. Reactive causes are excluded, and criteria for other myeloid neoplasms are not met. 
Palpable hepatomegaly without ascites or other signs of organ damage and/or palpable splenomegaly without hypersplenism and without weight loss and/or lymphadenopathy (>2  cm) Hepatomegaly without impairment of liver function and/or splenomegaly without features of hypersplenism including thrombocytopenia and/or lymphadenopathy (>1  cm size) on palpation or imaging
 
BMM: no B-findings, absence of skin lesionsa basal serum tryptase <125  mg
ISM <2 B-findings
SSM ≥2 B-findings 
ISM <2 B-findings
SSM ≥2 B-findings 
C-findings Cytopenias: ANC <1  ×  109/L and/or Hb <100  g/L and/or platelets <100  ×  109/L 
Hepatopathy: ascites and elevated liver enzymes ± hepatomegaly or cirrhotic liver ± portal hypertension 
Spleen: palpable splenomegaly with hypersplenism  ± weight loss ± hypoalbuminemia 
GI tract: malabsorption with hypoalbuminemia ± weight loss 
Bone: large-sized osteolysis (≥2  cm) with pathologic fracture  bone pain
ASM 1 or more C-findings/SM-AHM/AMN and MCL may not have C-findings 

BM, bone marrow; PB, peripheral blood.

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