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Cutaneous lymphomas
Author(s) -
Dummer Reinhard,
Stadler Rudolf,
Sterry Wolfram
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
jddg: journal der deutschen dermatologischen gesellschaft
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1610-0387
pISSN - 1610-0379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06450.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , lymphoma , pathology , biology , paleontology
Summary Cutaneous lymphomas are rare skin diseases. They must be differentiated from secondary skin infiltrates by primary nodal lymphomas. Primary cutaneous lymphomas can be classified into B‐ and T‐cell lymphomas and hematodermic neoplasms; they usually possess a favorable prognosis and run a chronic course. Treatment is dependent on stage. As complete cure is not possible, it is essential to control the disease and alleviate symptoms. In recent years numerous new drugs have been developed to treat these diseases.