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A mast cell is part of a group of cells called leucocytes. Leucocytes are white blood cells and are found in the blood plasma with erythrocytes, red blood cells. Mast cells have immunological functions, or they are part of the immune system. They form part of an early warning system.
The authors suggest that the role mast cells play may be more complex than other writers have appreciated; the effect of mast cells on tumors varies, perhaps with tumor types. In some tumors, mast cells encourage growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis; in other tumor types, mast cells limit tumor growth by killing tumor cells.