Dr. Chen Highlights Incidence of CTCL

Pei-Ling Chen, MD, PhD, is a member of the Pathology and Cutaneous Oncology Departments at Moffitt Cancer Center and a member of the Moffitt Cutaneous Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Clinic specializing in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).

CTCL is a rare subset of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with an annual incidence of 7.7 cases per million persons, according the SEER data. The most common form of CTCL, mycosis fungoides (MF) accounts for upward of 60% of CTCLs. MF is characterized by cutaneous patch, plaque, or tumor lesions.

Dr Chen discusses the epidemiology, miology, prepresentation, and common forms of early- and advanced stage CTCL. Early-stage CTCL is incurable but treatable. Advanced disease can be disfiguring and fatal.