Treatment of mycosis fungoides is: (A) Cladramycin, (B) Adriamycin, (C) FU cream, (D) Full skin electron therapy
Answer is D. Mycosis fungoides is a cutaneous T cell lymphoma Etio: - Unknown, sometime HTLV I virus- It is MC cutaneous lymphoma Histological findings : 1. Sezary cells - Sezary cell are malignant lymphocytes with increased cell size and convoluted nucleus aka Cerebriform nucleus 2. Epidermo tropism - affection to move towards the epidermis3. Pautrier's microabscess Prognosis: poor (fatal) T/t - Radiotherapy - full skin electron beam therapy