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ArticleJournal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG2021

Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome.

Constanze Jonak, Julia Tittes, Patrick Manfred Brunner, Emmanuella Guenova

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Article in Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Constanze JonakDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Julia TittesDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Patrick Manfred BrunnerDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Emmanuella GuenovaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Medical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) are primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) with not yet fully understood etiology and pathogenesis. Conceptually, MF and SS are classified as distinct entities arising from different T helper cell subsets. MF is the most common CTCL entity, while SS is very rare. MF presents clinically with patch, plaque and/or tumor stages, but can also evolve as erythroderma, which in turn is pathognomonic for SS. SS is characterized by a detectable tumor-cell burden (Sézary cells) in the peripheral blood consistent with advanced-stage disease and a poor prognosis. In early-stage disease of MF, which is the predominant form, the prognosis is generally favorable. However, in up to 30 % of patients, there is progression of skin lesions, which can ultimately lead to visceral involvement. The histological manifestation of MF can be subtle in early-stage disease and therefore a careful clinicopathological correlation is paramount. The treatment of MF/SS is dependent on the disease stage. Therapeutic options include both skin-directed and systemic regimens. Apart from allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT), there is as yet no curative therapy for MF/SS. Accordingly, the treatment approach is symptom oriented and aims to reduce the tumor burden and improve health-related quality of life. However, the therapeutic landscape for CTCL is constantly being expanded by the discovery of novel therapeutic targets.

Indexed as

Lymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMycosis FungoidesSezary SyndromeSkin NeoplasmsHumansQuality of Lifecutaneous T-cell lymphomadermatologymycosis fungoidesSézary syndrome

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PMID34541796
PMCPMC9293091
OpenAlexW3201435572

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