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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

The most common symptoms of cutaneous T cell lymphoma include fever, weight loss, skin rash, night sweats, itching, chest pain, abdominal pain, and bone pain.[1]

History and Symptoms

History

  • The majority of patients with mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome are present with:[2]
    • Skin patches and plaques
    • Skin erythema with or without exfoliation
      • Erythroderma observed patchy or diffuse[3]
      • Erythroderma observed with cracking or fissuring of the palms and soles.[3]
    • Eczema
    • Psoriasis
    • Other benign skin disorders
  • Patients with advanced disease may have a positive history of with cutaneous tumors or nodules or diffuse skin erythema with or without exfoliation.
  • Skin lesions in the disease obserevedc in non–sunexposed areas (bathing trunk distribution) and lesions may be hyperpigmented or hypopigmented, or may ulcerate.
  • Tumors
    • > 1 cm in size (depth or vertical growth)

Diagnosis criteria from the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphoma is:

Criteria Major( 2pinots) Minor(1point)
Persistent and/or progressive patches and plaques plus Any 2 Any 1
1. Non–sun-exposed location
2.Size/shape variation
3.Poikiloderma
Histopathologic
Superficial lymphoid infiltrate plus Both Either
1. Epidermotropism
Molecular/biological
2. Atypia
Clonal TCR gene rearrangement
Immunopathologic

Common Symptoms

Symptoms of cutaneous T cell lymphoma include:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results . http://seer.cancer.gov/seertools/hemelymph/51f6cf56e3e27c3994bd52f7/ Accessed on January 19, 2016
  2. 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Vonderheid, Eric C.; Bernengo, Maria Grazia; Burg, Günter; Duvic, Madeleine; Heald, Peter; Laroche, Liliane; Olsen, Elise; Pittelkow, Mark; Russell-Jones, Robin; Takigawa, Masahiro; Willemze, Rein (2002). "Update on erythrodermic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: Report of the international society for cutaneous lymphomas". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 46 (1): 95–106. doi:10.1067/mjd.2002.118538. ISSN 0190-9622.


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