Evaluation of circulating malignant cells provides prognostic information in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Schechter G, Sausville E, Fischmann A, Soehnlen F, Eddy J, Matthews M, Gazdar A, Guccion J, Munson D, Makuch R. Evaluation of circulating malignant cells provides prognostic information in cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Blood 1987, 69: 841-9. PMID: 3493044, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v69.3.841.bloodjournal693841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsFemaleHumansLymph NodesLymphomaMaleNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPrognosisRosette FormationSkin NeoplasmsStatistics as TopicT-LymphocytesVisceraConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaBlood involvementLymphocyte morphologyRisk factorsCell lymphomaCTCL cellsIndependent risk factorExtent of diseasePretreatment risk factorsPeripheral blood lymphocyte morphologyUntreated patientsVisceral diseaseWorse survivalLymph nodesInitial diagnosisT stageAggressive featuresSkin stageCutaneous tumorsSkin plaquesPrognostic informationPatientsMalignant cellsMultivariate analysis