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Mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome.
YCOSIS FUNGOIDES (MF) is an uncommon, indoM lent T-cell lymphoma first described by Alibert' in the early 1800s. It primarily involves the skin at early stages of the disease, with plaques being the typical feature. After a variable period of time, it may progress with development of cutaneous tumors and spread to visceral sites and lymph nodes (LNs).* SBzary syndrome (SS) is an erythrodermic v...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1478-2715,2042-8189
DOI: 10.4997/jrcpe.2012.408