Diagnostic Outcomes and Treatment Modalities in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides in West Sweden—A Retrospective Register-Based Study

• Published in: Cancers Vol. 14; no. 19; p. 4661
• Main Authors: Wojewoda, Karolina, Gillstedt, Martin, Englund, Hanna, Ali, Shada, Lewerin, Catharina, Osmancevic, Amra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 25.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Biopsy; Care and treatment; Dermatology; Diagnosis; Disease; Epidemiology; Fungal infections; Histopathology; Hospitals; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes T; Lymphoma; Medical prognosis; Medical records; Mycosis; Mycosis fungoides; Patient outcomes; Patients; T-cell lymphoma; Sweden
• ISSN: 2072-6694; 2072-6694
• DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194661

(1) Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a variant of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features and epidemiological and diagnostic findings in addition to the treatment modalities and responses in patients with MF. Furthermore, comparisons between patients in the early stage and the advanced stage were evaluated. (2) Methods: A retrospective register-based study based on data collected from the primary cutaneous lymphoma register and medical records was performed at the Department of Dermatology and Venerology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. (3) Results: Eighty-four patients with a median age of 55 years with MF were included. Most of the patients (n = 73) were diagnosed at the early stage of the disease (IA–IIA). Overall disease progression was seen in 12.5% (n = 9) of the patients. Nine (10.7%) patients were deceased, out of which four (4.8%) deaths were associated with MF-related causes. (4) Conclusions: This study contributes to the knowledge of the epidemiological and clinical features in addition to the diagnostic findings and treatment responses in patients with MF in Sweden.