Keywords: ATLL, adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma; CTCL, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; HTLV-1, human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1; MF, mycosis fungoides; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; human T-cell lymphotropic virus; skin-first nodulotumoral.