title: Monochromatic excimer light (308 nm) in patch-stage IA mycosis fungoides.
abstract: Recently, numerous studies have been reported concerning the treatment of early-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) with narrowband (311-nm) UVB, claiming a beneficial response. We have used for the first time a 308-nm monochromatic excimer light, a new kind of xenon-chloride lamp, in the treatment of patch stage IA MF. We treated 7 patch lesions in 4 patients with unequivocal clinicopathologic diagnosis of MF. All lesions achieved clinical and histologic complete remission. The number of weekly sessions varied from 4 to 11 (mean 6.5; median 5.5). The total UVB 308-nm irradiation dose ranged from 5 to 9.3 J/cm(2) (mean 7.1 J/cm(2); median 7 J/cm(2)). All lesions remained in stable complete remission after a follow-up of 3 to 28 months. No remarkable side effects were reported. Our preliminary results suggest that monochromatic excimer light phototherapy is a possibly very useful treatment modality in patch stage IA MF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campolmi
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mavilia
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cappugi
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pimpinelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000379:methods*