Mycosis fungoides epidemiology and demographics

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Mycosis fungoides
Sezary syndrome

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]

Overview

Mycosis funoides is The incidence of mycosis fungoides increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 45 and 55 years of age. The median age at diagnosis of Sézary syndrome is 60 years of age. In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females. In the United States, cutaneous T cell lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African American race.[1]

Epidemiology and demographics

Age

  • The incidence of mycosis fungoides increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is between 45 and 55 years of age.
  • The median age at diagnosis of Sézary syndrome is 60 years of age

Gender

In the United States, males are more commonly affected with cutaneous T cell lymphoma than females.[1]

Race

In the United States, cutaneous T cell lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African American race.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mycosis fungoides. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mycosis-fungoides Accessed on January 21, 2016


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