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* The incidence of mycosis fungoides increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 40 and 60 years of age. | * The incidence of mycosis fungoides increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 40 and 60 years of age.<ref name="FossGirardi2017">{{cite journal|last1=Foss|first1=Francine M.|last2=Girardi|first2=Michael|title=Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome|journal=Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America|volume=31|issue=2|year=2017|pages=297–315|issn=08898588|doi=10.1016/j.hoc.2016.11.008}}</ref> | ||
* Cutaneous T cell lymphoma affects individuals younger than majority of patients and this diseases are reported in children. | * Cutaneous T cell lymphoma affects individuals younger than majority of patients and this diseases are reported in children.<ref name="FossGirardi2017">{{cite journal|last1=Foss|first1=Francine M.|last2=Girardi|first2=Michael|title=Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome|journal=Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America|volume=31|issue=2|year=2017|pages=297–315|issn=08898588|doi=10.1016/j.hoc.2016.11.008}}</ref> | ||
* The median age at diagnosis of [[Sézary syndrome]] is 60 years of age(SS).<ref name="Wilcox2016">{{cite journal|last1=Wilcox|first1=Ryan A.|title=Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: 2016 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management|journal=American Journal of Hematology|volume=91|issue=1|year=2016|pages=151–165|issn=03618609|doi=10.1002/ajh.24233}}</ref> | * The median age at diagnosis of [[Sézary syndrome]] is 60 years of age(SS).<ref name="Wilcox2016">{{cite journal|last1=Wilcox|first1=Ryan A.|title=Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: 2016 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management|journal=American Journal of Hematology|volume=91|issue=1|year=2016|pages=151–165|issn=03618609|doi=10.1002/ajh.24233}}</ref> | ||
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Cutaneous T cell lymphoma Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2], Sogand Goudarzi, MD [3]
Overview
Mycosis funoides is The incidence of mycosis fungoides increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 45 and 55 years of age. The median age at diagnosis of Sezary syndrome is 60 years of age. In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females. In the United States, cutaneous T cell lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African American race.[1]
Epidemiology and demographics
Age
- The incidence of mycosis fungoides increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 40 and 60 years of age.[2]
- Cutaneous T cell lymphoma affects individuals younger than majority of patients and this diseases are reported in children.[2]
- The median age at diagnosis of Sézary syndrome is 60 years of age(SS).[3]
Gender
In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females.[1]
Race
In the United States, cutaneous T cell lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African American race.[1]
Region
- The majority of cutaneous T cell lymphoma(primary and secondary) cases are reported in geographical variances folllowing viral-induced lymphomas might show partial geographical restriction.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mycosis fungoides. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycosis-fungoides Accessed on January 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Foss, Francine M.; Girardi, Michael (2017). "Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome". Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 31 (2): 297–315. doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2016.11.008. ISSN 0889-8588.
- ↑ Wilcox, Ryan A. (2016). "Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: 2016 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management". American Journal of Hematology. 91 (1): 151–165. doi:10.1002/ajh.24233. ISSN 0361-8609.
- ↑ Lome-Maldonado, Carmen; Hernández-Salazar, Amparo; García-Vera, JorgeAndrés; Charli-Joseph, Yann; Ortiz-Pedroza, Guadalupe; Méndez-Flores, Silvia; Orozco-Topete, Rocío; Morales-Leyte, AnaLilia; Domínguez-Cherit, Judith (2017). "Oral and cutaneous lymphomas other than mycosis fungoides and sézary syndrome in a mexican cohort: Recategorization and evaluation of international geographical disparities". Indian Journal of Dermatology. 62 (2): 158. doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_34_17. ISSN 0019-5154.