Treatment of vulvar mycosis fungoides tumors with localized radiotherapy
Primary cutaneous lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of lymphoid malignancies and are the second most common group of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) following gastrointestinal lymphomas.1 NHL involving the female genitalia is unusual, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.2-4 Rare cases of vulvar NHL presenting as a vulvar mass were mostly diagnosed as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and had an aggressive course.3,5 Cases of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) involving the vulva have been rarely reported.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Shamir Geller, Ken Pitter, Alison Moskowitz, Steven M. Horwitz, Joachim Yahalom, Patricia L. Myskowski Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
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