title: Practical evaluation and management of cutaneous lymphoma.
abstract: Accurate evaluation of patients with suspected or known cutaneous lymphoma requires the integration of many sources and types of information, including clinical evaluation, microscopic analysis of tissue, immunophenotyping, gene rearrangement studies, clinical staging, and longitudinal observation. Diagnoses should be based on knowledge of specific lymphoma types as described in modern classification systems. Management of patients with cutaneous lymphoma requires collaboration among dermatologists, dermatopathologists, hematopathologists, and medical, surgical and radiation oncologists. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2002;46:325-57.)
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants should better understand how to evaluate and manage patients for suspected or established lymphoma of the skin. Components include the clinical history and physical examination, optimal biopsy and tissue handling, interpretation of pathology and adjunctive test results, clinicopathologic correlation, and therapy. Participants should also understand the basis for establishing a specific diagnosis of cutaneous lymphoma based on current classification and staging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
authors.forename: Maxwell A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hoss
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grant-Kels
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012751:Sezary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents