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Case Reports
. 2012 May;3(2):122-4.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.96709.

Mycosis Fungoides: Tumour d'emblee

Rita Vora  1 , Syed Mubashir, Parag Talavia, Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan
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Case Reports

Mycosis Fungoides: Tumour d'emblee

Rita Vora et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2012 May.

Abstract

Mycosis Fungoides is a Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma characterized by infiltration of skin with patches, plaques, and nodules composed of T-lymphocytes. It is the most common type of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma and accounts for almost 50% of all primary cutaneous lymphoma. Tumour d' emblee is the term used for the patient presenting with skin tumors not preceded by patches or plaques. We report a rare case of mycosis fungoides d' emblee variant with tumors of only 3 months duration without any preceding skin lesions.

Keywords: Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; Mycosis fungoides; nodules; tumour d’emblee.

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Nodules plaques and erosions over face
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Lesions over scalp
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Biopsy showing epidermotropism (H and E, ×40)
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Figure 4
Biopsy showing clusters of atypical lymphocytes within the epidermis (pautrier microabscesses) (H and E, ×400)
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