Table 2

Clinical and histologic characteristics of 100 patients with transformed MF

CharacteristicValue
Male:female 64:36 
Median duration skin lesions before diagnosis MF, mo (range) 33 (1-480) 
Median interval between diagnosis MF and LCT, mo (range) 10 (0-222) 
Median age at diagnosis MF, y (range) 64 (29-90) 
Median age at diagnosis MF with LCT, y (range) 68 (33-90) 
Site of LCT  
    Only skin 75 
    Only lymph nodes 
    Skin + lymph nodes 19 
Stage at MF with LCT  
    IB 10 
    IIB 65 
    IV 25 
Folliculotropic MF  
    Absent 69 
    Present 31 
Percent of blast cells  
    < 25% (clusters, %) 9 (10) 
    25%-75% 39 (41) 
    > 75% 46 (49) 
CD30 expression*  
    0%-25% 53 
    26%-50% 
    51%-75% 
    76%-100% 39 
First therapy after LCT  
    Local radiotherapy 44 
    Total skin electron beam therapy 12 
    Polychemotherapy 28 
    Other (eg, local steroids, excision, photochemotherapy) 16 
Median duration follow-up after  
    Start skin lesions, mo (range) 100 (15-640) 
    Diagnosis MF, mo (range) 54 (5-318) 
    Transformation, mo (range) 24 (1-235) 
Current status  
    Alive without disease 
    Alive with disease 25 
    Died of lymphoma 55 
    Died of other cause 14 
Survival  
    2-y DSS/OS, % 62/57 
    5-y DSS/OS, % 38/33 
    10-y DSS/OS, % 36/24 
CharacteristicValue
Male:female 64:36 
Median duration skin lesions before diagnosis MF, mo (range) 33 (1-480) 
Median interval between diagnosis MF and LCT, mo (range) 10 (0-222) 
Median age at diagnosis MF, y (range) 64 (29-90) 
Median age at diagnosis MF with LCT, y (range) 68 (33-90) 
Site of LCT  
    Only skin 75 
    Only lymph nodes 
    Skin + lymph nodes 19 
Stage at MF with LCT  
    IB 10 
    IIB 65 
    IV 25 
Folliculotropic MF  
    Absent 69 
    Present 31 
Percent of blast cells  
    < 25% (clusters, %) 9 (10) 
    25%-75% 39 (41) 
    > 75% 46 (49) 
CD30 expression*  
    0%-25% 53 
    26%-50% 
    51%-75% 
    76%-100% 39 
First therapy after LCT  
    Local radiotherapy 44 
    Total skin electron beam therapy 12 
    Polychemotherapy 28 
    Other (eg, local steroids, excision, photochemotherapy) 16 
Median duration follow-up after  
    Start skin lesions, mo (range) 100 (15-640) 
    Diagnosis MF, mo (range) 54 (5-318) 
    Transformation, mo (range) 24 (1-235) 
Current status  
    Alive without disease 
    Alive with disease 25 
    Died of lymphoma 55 
    Died of other cause 14 
Survival  
    2-y DSS/OS, % 62/57 
    5-y DSS/OS, % 38/33 
    10-y DSS/OS, % 36/24 
*

CD30 expression by more than 50% of the cells was taken as prognostic factor for statistical analysis.

Often combined with other skin-directed therapies such as local steroids or photochemotherapy.

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