Diagnosis, staging, and monitoring of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Dermatol Ther. 2003;16(4):269-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2003.01637.x.

Abstract

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma includes mycosis fungoides and its leukemic variant, the Sézary syndrome. This review discusses the clinical, histopathologic, immunophenotypic and immunogenotypic features of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma as they apply to the diagnosis, staging and monitoring of this disease.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / pathology*
  • Male
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Mycosis Fungoides / diagnosis
  • Mycosis Fungoides / physiopathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sezary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sezary Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*