Chapter 119 :: Cutaneous Lymphoma

Question 1

Other symptoms of Mycosis Fungoides

Answer 1

There may be hyperkeratosis, scaling and fissuring of the palms and soles, alopecia, ectropion, nail dystrophy, and ankle edema, with the integument being shiny and hidebound. These changes result in pain on walking and extreme difficulty with tasks requiring manual dexterity

Question 2

Aka follicular mucinosis or alopecia mucinosa

Answer 2

FOLLICULOTROPIC MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES

Question 3

characterized by the triad of diffuse erythroderma, generalized lymphadenopathy, and circulating malignant T cells with cerebriform nuclei, so-called Sézary cells

Answer 3

Sézary syndrome

Question 4

Laboratory findings of Sezary syndrome

Answer 4

identification of more than 1000 Sézary cells/mm 3 in the blood

Question 5

The diffuse infiltrate shows sheets of immunoblasts and centroblasts with few mixed reactive cells

belongs to the intermediateaggressive group of CBCLs

Answer 5

PRIMARY CUTANEOUS DIFFUSE LARGE BCELL LYMPHOMA, LEG TYPE