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Mycosis fungoides associated with florid sarcoid reactions
Author(s) -
Schwartz Robert Allen,
Burgess Gordon H.,
Holtermann Ole A.,
Baitman Linda,
Milgrom Halina,
Klein Edmund,
Case Robert W.,
Kenny Patrick G. W.,
Birnkrant Arthur P.,
Yaqub Mohammad
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930140409
Subject(s) - mycosis fungoides , sarcoidosis , medicine , pathology , granulomatous disease , dermatology , lymphoma , granuloma , disease
We report a 59‐year‐old woman with disease manifestations diagnosed as mycosis fungoides (MF), as well as findings of sarcoidosis. The concurrence of these two disorders, both of which may be associated with basic immunopathogenic factors, has been reported. Histologically, the cutaneous findings of both non‐caseating granulomas and an infiltrate compatible with MF in the same site leads to a discussion of granulomatous MF. Whether granulomatous MF simply represents sarcoidosis developing concomitantly with MF lymphoma or is, in fact, a distinct clinical and histologic type of MF is discussed. Reasons why granulomatous MF, like granulomators Hodgkin disease, might have a more favorable prognosis than the usual type of MF are considered.