title: Disease evolution of patients with mycosis fungoides--a report of 30 cases.
abstract: Mycosis fungoides is the most common disease of the primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma group. This is a retrospective study to evaluate the outcome of 30 patients with mycosis fungoides who were followed up for at least 3 years, 18 of them followed for 5 years and 9 of them followed for 7 years. A total of 10 patients achieved a sustained remission, 2 patients achieved a remission but then relapsed and three patients died from lymphoma-related death. It is concluded that the majority of the patients with T1 or T2 stage MF usually have a good prognosis. As a rule, those who do progress further in the disease have advanced stages at the moment of the diagnosis; the disease progression occurring during the first 3-5 years after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-5067.
authors.forename: Alma C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Berlingeri-Ramos
authors.forename: Graciela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Jesús
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy