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What Causes Mycosis Fungoides?
My sister has been diagnosed with T cell cutaneous lymphoma, mycosis fungoides. She is seeing a dermatologist tomorrow. I tried to see if the Dr.s show has covered this but it came back as no. We are quite concerned. We understand it is a rare skin cancer and wondering who and where to top Doctors wood be. We reside near Windsor Ontario Canada just south of Detroit Michigan. By help would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Rose Bas
Fri, 14 Sep 2018
Hi,
But don't worry you may control with treatment. Mycosis fungoides is the most common form of a type of blood cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas occur when certain white blood cells, called T cells, become cancerous; these cancers characteristically affect the skin, causing different types of skin lesions.
Treatment of mycosis fungoidisis is treatment depending upon the stage of the disease, age of the patient and associated comorbidities.
Phototherapy, radiation therapy or chemotherapy and biological therapy may useful.
So you have to consult your dermatologist/ oncologist to decide correct treatment after examination of skin condition.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
But don't worry you may control with treatment. Mycosis fungoides is the most common form of a type of blood cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas occur when certain white blood cells, called T cells, become cancerous; these cancers characteristically affect the skin, causing different types of skin lesions.
Treatment of mycosis fungoidisis is treatment depending upon the stage of the disease, age of the patient and associated comorbidities.
Phototherapy, radiation therapy or chemotherapy and biological therapy may useful.
So you have to consult your dermatologist/ oncologist to decide correct treatment after examination of skin condition.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
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