Benefit of electron beam therapy in combination with medium-dose systemic corticosteroid as a palliative treatment for elderly patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: case report and review of the literature

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Mar;44(2):221-224. doi: 10.1111/ced.13645. Epub 2018 Jun 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dendritic Cells / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / complications
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / etiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / radiotherapy*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisolone