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Guidelines for the management of cutaneous lymphomas (2011): A consensus statement by the J apanese S kin C ancer S ociety – L ymphoma S tudy G roup
Author(s) -
Sugaya Makoto,
Hamada Toshihisa,
Kawai Kazuhiro,
Yonekura Kentaro,
Ohtsuka Mikio,
Shimauchi Takatoshi,
Tokura Yoshiki,
Nozaki Koji,
Izutsu Koji,
Suzuki Ritsuro,
Setoyama Mitsuru,
Nagatani Tetsuo,
Koga Hiroshi,
Tani Mamori,
Iwatsuki Keiji
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2012.01639.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , mycosis fungoides , medicine , lymphoma , cutaneous lymphoma , biology , paleontology
In 2010, the first Japanese edition of guidelines for the management of cutaneous lymphoma was published jointly by the J apanese D ermatological A ssociation ( JDA ) and the J apanese S kin C ancer S ociety ( JSCS ) – L ymphoma S tudy G roup. Because the guidelines were revised in 2011 based on the most recent data, we summarized the revised guidelines in English for two reasons: (i) to inform overseas clinicians about our way of managing common types of cutaneous lymphomas such as mycosis fungoides/ S ézary syndrome; and (ii) to introduce J apanese guidelines for lymphomas peculiar to A sia, such as adult T ‐cell leukemia/lymphoma and extranodal natural killer/ T ‐cell lymphoma, nasal type. References that provide scientific evidence for these guidelines have been selected by the JSCS – L ymphoma S tudy G roup. These guidelines, together with the degrees of recommendation, have been made in the context of limited medical treatment resources, and standard medical practice within the framework of the J apanese N ational H ealth I nsurance system.