Monday, December 19, 2011

Childhood mycosis fungoides: a report of 20 cases from Turkey

Abstract

Background  Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas in adults. In the recent past, several reports have focused on an increased prevalence of MF in children.


Objective  The present study was aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment modalities and disease progression in childhood MF patients from Turkey.


Methods  In a retrospective analysis of 368 MF patients in a referral center at Istanbul, Turkey, 20 patients were diagnosed before the age of 18 years and were included in the study.


Results  Childhood cases constituted 5.4% of all MF ...

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