• A chronic, malignant T-cell lymphoma of the skin. In the late stages, the LYMPH NODES and viscera are affected.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
• A peripheral (mature) T-cell lymphoma presenting in the skin with patches/plaques. It is characterized by epidermal and dermal infiltration of small to medium-sized T-cells with cerebriform nuclei. Patients with limited disease generally have an excellent prognosis. In the more advanced stages, the prognosis is poor. (WHO, 2001)
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first appears on the skin and can spread to the lymph nodes or other organs such as the spleen, liver, or lungs.
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• (mycosis fungoides lymphoma) Chronic malignant T-cell lymphoma of the skin; in the late stages the lymph nodes and viscera are affected.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• Mycosis fungoides is a disease in which T- cell lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) become malignant (cancerous) and affect the skin. This condition is one of the most common types of T-cell lymphoma. Mycosis fungoides is characterized by a scaly, red rash that develops on the skin, particularly on areas that are not usually exposed...
  NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences