[T-cell lymphomas of the skin: a study of 7 cases excluding mycosis fungoides and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma].

Seven cases of T-cell lymphomas of the skin, excluding mycosis fungoides and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, treated at the Department of Dermatology, Miyazaki Medical College for the previous 5 years were studied. Five were males and 2 were females, with a mean age of 61 years. Six patients presented either multiple skin tumors or subcutaneous indurations. Histologically, all cases presented dense infiltrations of the tumor cells showing variable morphological characteristics. Surface markers were also variable, suggesting that these were not a single entity. Treatment consisted of chemotherapy in 5 cases and electron beam therapy in 5 (localized in 4 and generalized in 1). Complete remission was obtained in 5 cases. The mean period from the first examination to death in the three fatal cases was 11.7 months, and the mean period of observation from the first examination to the present time in 4 cases ranged from 12 months to 40 months. Clinicopathological characteristics of these cases were compared with those of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.