Korean J Dermatol.  2003 Nov;41(11):1508-1512.

A Case of Tumor Stage Mycosis Fungoides Treated with Combination of Surgical Excision and PUVA Therapy

• Park JY
• Park DJ
• Lee SJ
• Na GY
• Chung SL

Abstract

This is a case of mycosis fungoides (MF) in a 60-year-old woman who showed a solitary painful tumor on the left thigh. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with MF for several scaly patches on trunk and thigh and was treated with PUVA therapy. After 8 months, the patch lesion almost disappeared and she stopped PUVA therapy. One year later, she revisited hospital with 3 x 3 cm sized painful tumor on left thigh which had developed for about 4 weeks. Histopathological examination of the tumor showed diffuse infiltration of atypical lymphocytes in the dermis, consistent with tumor stage MF. There was no systemic involvement. We removed tumor by surgical excision and started PUVA therapy instead of starting systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy immediately. Until now, tumor has not recurred and she has been managed as patch/plaque stage for 12 months. We thought that aggressive treatment methods could be delayed by surgical excision of tumor in tumor stage MF.

Keyword

Mycosis fungoides; Tumor stage; Surgical excision; PUVA therapy

MeSH Terms

Dermis
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Lymphocytes
Middle Aged
Mycosis Fungoides*
PUVA Therapy*
Radiotherapy
Thigh