Oral Mycosis Fungoides: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Oral and laryngeal cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is rare and usually associated with poor prognosis. Here, we discuss 2 cases of oral CTCL that developed in heavily pretreated patients and provide a review of the literature. The first case is of a 46-year-old African American male with rapidly progressive disease, presenting with a lesion on his hard palate 6 months after being diagnosed with a CD4+CD8+ CTCL. His cutaneous disease was widespread with tumors on >80% of his body surface area. Unfortunately, the patient died 2 ½ years after his CTCL diagnosis and 7 months after developing the oral CTCL lesion. The second case is of a 38-year-old African American male with stage IIb CD3+CD4+CD30+ mycosis fungoides (MF), who developed a tumor on the hard palate 6 months after diagnosis. He r

SUBMITTER: Alexander-Savino C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368101 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature