title: Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical review and update.
abstract: This paper reviews the diagnostic and classificatory concepts of mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome in light of the latest normative publications. It describes the great variability of the clinical expression of mycosis fungoides in its early stages as well as the histopathological and immunohistochemical aspects that help with diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria required for characterizing Sézary syndrome and the staging system used for both mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Botucatu School of Medicine- Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho (São Paulo State University) (FMB-UNESP) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Thamy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Luciana Patricia Fernandes
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Abbade
authors.forename: Mariangela Esther Alencar
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Silvio Alencar
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012751:Sezary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*