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* Patients often have a history of several years of [[eczematous]] or dermatitic skin lesions before the diagnosis is finally established
* Patients often have a history of several years of [[eczematous]] or dermatitic skin lesions before the diagnosis is finally established
* The skin lesions then progress from the patch stage to the [[plaque]] stage to cutaneous tumors
* The skin lesions then progress from the patch stage to the [[plaque]] stage to cutaneous tumors
* Mycosis fungoides is initially an indolent lymphoma that may later develop peripheral lymphadenopathy and can finally progress to widespread visceral involvement.
==Prognosis<ref name= canadiancancer> Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/cutaneous-t-cell-lymphoma/?region=on Accessed on January 19, 2016</ref>==
==Prognosis<ref name= canadiancancer> Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/cutaneous-t-cell-lymphoma/?region=on Accessed on January 19, 2016</ref>==
* Cutaneous T cell lymphoma is usually a slow-growing (indolent) lymphoma
* Cutaneous T cell lymphoma is usually a slow-growing (indolent) lymphoma

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Cutaneous T cell lymphoma Microchapters

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Overview

Classification

Mycosis fungoides
Sezary syndrome

Pathophysiology

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]

Overview

If left untreated, cutaneous T cell lymphoma may progress to develop patches , plaque, and tumors. Depending on the extent of the lymphoma at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis may vary.

Natural history[1]

  • Cutaneous T cell lymphoma is usually initially seen by dermatologists with patients presenting with skin lesions
  • Patients often have a history of several years of eczematous or dermatitic skin lesions before the diagnosis is finally established
  • The skin lesions then progress from the patch stage to the plaque stage to cutaneous tumors
  • Mycosis fungoides is initially an indolent lymphoma that may later develop peripheral lymphadenopathy and can finally progress to widespread visceral involvement.

Prognosis[2]

  • Cutaneous T cell lymphoma is usually a slow-growing (indolent) lymphoma
  • The prognosis for people with cutaneous T cell lymphoma is based on the extent of disease and how the person responds to treatment
  • Although more advanced stages of cutaneous T cell lymphoma may not be cured, the lymphoma can still be controlled with treatment

Favorable prognosis

  • Early stage disease
  • Lymphoma is confined to the skin

Unfavorable prognosis

  • More advanced disease
  • Lymphoma has spread to lymph nodes
  • Lymphoma has spread to other organs


References

  1. ↑ Mycosis fungoides. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycosis-fungoides Accessed on January 20, 2016
  2. ↑ Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/types-of-nhl/cutaneous-t-cell-lymphoma/?region=on Accessed on January 19, 2016


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