Photo-photochemotherapy in Juvenile-onset Mycosis Fungoides: A Retrospective Study on 9 Patients

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019 Jan;41(1):34-37. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001277.

Abstract

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a rare disease and is considered the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Given the infrequent incidence of MF in patients under the age of 20, there are no established guidelines for the treatment of these patients; the overwhelming majority have an early-stage disease and progression to more advanced stages is very rare. This study presents the safety and effectiveness of photo-photochemotherapy as a first-line approach in the treatment of an early-stage MF even in young patients.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycosis Fungoides / diagnosis
  • Mycosis Fungoides / drug therapy*
  • Mycosis Fungoides / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Photochemotherapy / adverse effects
  • Photochemotherapy / methods*
  • Retrospective Studies