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Mycosis fungoides variant

MedGen UID:
271222
•Concept ID:
C1513782
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Mycosis Fungoides Variant; mycosis fungoides variant
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0045071

Definition

A header term that includes the rare following variants of mycosis fungoides: folliculotropic mycosis fungoides, granulomatous slack skin disease, and pagetoid reticulosis. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Unilesional cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: clinical features, therapy, and follow-up of 10 patients with a treatment-responsive mycosis fungoides variant.
Heald PW, Glusac EJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2000 Feb;42(2 Pt 1):283-5. doi: 10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90140-3. PMID: 10642687

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Etiology

Full clinical recovery after topical acyclovir treatment of Epstein-Barr virus associated cutaneous B-cell lymphoma in patient with mycosis fungoides.
Copur MS, Deshpande A, Mleczko K, Norvell M, Hrnicek GJ, Woodward S, Frankforter S, Mandolfo N, Fu K, Chan WC
Croat Med J 2005 Jun;46(3):458-62. PMID: 15861527

Diagnosis

Full clinical recovery after topical acyclovir treatment of Epstein-Barr virus associated cutaneous B-cell lymphoma in patient with mycosis fungoides.
Copur MS, Deshpande A, Mleczko K, Norvell M, Hrnicek GJ, Woodward S, Frankforter S, Mandolfo N, Fu K, Chan WC
Croat Med J 2005 Jun;46(3):458-62. PMID: 15861527
Junctional CD8+ cutaneous lymphomas with nonaggressive clinical behavior: a CD8+ variant of mycosis fungoides?
Dummer R, Kamarashev J, Kempf W, Häffner AC, Hess-Schmid M, Burg G
Arch Dermatol 2002 Feb;138(2):199-203. doi: 10.1001/archderm.138.2.199. PMID: 11843640

Therapy

Full clinical recovery after topical acyclovir treatment of Epstein-Barr virus associated cutaneous B-cell lymphoma in patient with mycosis fungoides.
Copur MS, Deshpande A, Mleczko K, Norvell M, Hrnicek GJ, Woodward S, Frankforter S, Mandolfo N, Fu K, Chan WC
Croat Med J 2005 Jun;46(3):458-62. PMID: 15861527
Unilesional cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: clinical features, therapy, and follow-up of 10 patients with a treatment-responsive mycosis fungoides variant.
Heald PW, Glusac EJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2000 Feb;42(2 Pt 1):283-5. doi: 10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90140-3. PMID: 10642687

Prognosis

Full clinical recovery after topical acyclovir treatment of Epstein-Barr virus associated cutaneous B-cell lymphoma in patient with mycosis fungoides.
Copur MS, Deshpande A, Mleczko K, Norvell M, Hrnicek GJ, Woodward S, Frankforter S, Mandolfo N, Fu K, Chan WC
Croat Med J 2005 Jun;46(3):458-62. PMID: 15861527
Junctional CD8+ cutaneous lymphomas with nonaggressive clinical behavior: a CD8+ variant of mycosis fungoides?
Dummer R, Kamarashev J, Kempf W, Häffner AC, Hess-Schmid M, Burg G
Arch Dermatol 2002 Feb;138(2):199-203. doi: 10.1001/archderm.138.2.199. PMID: 11843640
Unilesional cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: clinical features, therapy, and follow-up of 10 patients with a treatment-responsive mycosis fungoides variant.
Heald PW, Glusac EJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2000 Feb;42(2 Pt 1):283-5. doi: 10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90140-3. PMID: 10642687

Clinical prediction guides

Junctional CD8+ cutaneous lymphomas with nonaggressive clinical behavior: a CD8+ variant of mycosis fungoides?
Dummer R, Kamarashev J, Kempf W, Häffner AC, Hess-Schmid M, Burg G
Arch Dermatol 2002 Feb;138(2):199-203. doi: 10.1001/archderm.138.2.199. PMID: 11843640

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