Mycosis Fungoides in Puerto Rico: A 15-year Follow-up Retrospective Study. 2020

Gabriel E Arias-Berrios, and Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, and Luz Figueroa-Guzmán
Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

To describe the patient population with mycosis fungoides (MF) in Puerto Rico in terms of demographics, disease course, and management. We performed a retrospective chart review of patients with MF who were being followed at the University of Puerto Rico dermatology clinics from 1999 through 2016. Collected data included demographics, age at diagnosis, stage at diagnosis, follow-up time, treatment, and stage at the time of the study. A total of 53 patients were diagnosed with MF from 1999 through 2016, with a mean follow-up period of 89 months. Of those, 45% were male. At the time of diagnosis, 40% were at stage 1A, 53% were at stage 1B, and 7% were at stages 2 to 4. During data collection, 74% of the patients remained stable, 18% improved clinically, and 8% progressed in disease stage. The treatment modalities used included phototherapy, topical steroids, topical and systemic retinoids, methotrexate, topical and systemic chemotherapy, and interferon. Our study reflects the chronic and indolent course of MF, which has an overall good prognosis if diagnosed at an early stage, as has been demonstrated in the recent literature. The information contained within this manuscript should contribute to the understanding and characterization of MF in patients in Puerto Rico.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009182 Mycosis Fungoides A chronic, malignant T-cell lymphoma of the skin. In the late stages, the LYMPH NODES and viscera are affected.
D009367 Neoplasm Staging Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. Cancer Staging,Staging, Neoplasm,Tumor Staging,TNM Classification,TNM Staging,TNM Staging System,Classification, TNM,Classifications, TNM,Staging System, TNM,Staging Systems, TNM,Staging, Cancer,Staging, TNM,Staging, Tumor,System, TNM Staging,Systems, TNM Staging,TNM Classifications,TNM Staging Systems
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D011647 Puerto Rico An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is San Juan. It is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the United States. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493 but no colonization was attempted until 1508. It belonged to Spain until ceded to the United States in 1898. It became a commonwealth with autonomy in internal affairs in 1952. Columbus named the island San Juan for St. John's Day, the Monday he arrived, and the bay Puerto Rico, rich harbor. The island became Puerto Rico officially in 1932. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p987 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p436)
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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