Mast cells are known to be effector cells in various inflammatory reactions, but their role in
appendicitis is unclear. The present study was undertaken to investigate the extent of mast
cell involvement in appendicitis and evaluate their possible role. A total of 150 appendices
including normal and inflamed appendices, were assessed for their histological changes
and density of neutrophil, lymphocyte and eosinophil infiltration. The mast cells were
counted in 1% toluidine blue-stained sections. It was found that eosinophil counts in all the …

In the present study total 100 appendices were studied by using simple histochemical
techniques, an attempt was made to study the mast cell in variety of appendicular pathology
to find out the mast cell variation in the normal and inflamed appendix. Appendices were
received from 97 patients operated for the signs and symptoms of appendicitis. 3 normal
appendices were collected. After morphological assessment, appendices were grouped in
to acute appendicitis (64), recurrent (28), worm infestation (1), tuberculosis (1), appendix …