Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: experience from the Peruvian National Cancer Institute

Abstract: Background: Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas constitute a heterogeneous and rare group of diseases with regional particularities in Latin America. Objective: To determine the clinicopathological features, relative frequency and survival among patients from a Peruvian institution. Methods: Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas were defined based on the absence of extracutaneous disease at diagnosis. Classification was performed following the 2008 World Health Organization Classification of Neoplasms of the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid tissues. Risk groups were established according to...