Skin nonmelanocytic tumor
Lymphoma and related disorders (see also Lymphoma chapter)
Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL)
Mycosis fungoides special variants
Author: Christopher S. Hale, M.D.
Last author update: 1 July 2012
Last staff update: 16 May 2023
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Pagetoid reticulosis | Other variants | Case reports | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) images | Positive stainsCite this page: Hale CS. Mycosis fungoides special variants. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocyticMFspecialvariants.html. Accessed December 18th, 2024.
Pagetoid reticulosis
- Indolent, T cell cutaneous proliferative disorder related to mycosis fungoides
- Also called Woringer-Kolopp disease; disseminated lesions called Ketron-Goodman disease
- 2:1 male to female incidence
- Usually solitary lesion on distal extremities
- Treatment may include electron beam, pharmacological intervention, psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) photochemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery (J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2010;3:46)
- Solitary erythematosquamous patch with monomorphic intraepidermal infiltrate of mycosis fungoides-like cells, in Paget's disease type pattern
Other variants
- Special variants to be added include the WHO-EORTC variants including folliculotropic/adnexotropic MF and granulomatous slack skin syndrome. Rarer variants like pigmented purpura-like etc can be mentioned
Case reports
- 24 year old woman with slowly enlarging plaque (J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2010;3:46)
- 84 year old man with 2 year history of erythematous patches (Case Rep Dermatol 2009;1:39)
Clinical images
Images hosted on other servers:
Pagetoid reticulosis: 10 × 10mm plaque
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Mark R. Wick, M.D.
Pagetoid reticulosis
Images hosted on other servers - pagetoid reticulosis:
Psoriasiform hyperplasia
CD8, CD4
