Neoplastic Process
Sezary syndrome Audio
[ say-zah-ree sin-drome ]
Subclass of:
Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous
Definitions related to sezary syndrome:
  • A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative ERYTHRODERMA; PRURITUS; peripheral lymphadenopathy, and abnormal hyperchromatic mononuclear (cerebriform) cells in the skin, LYMPH NODES, and peripheral blood (Sezary cells).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a cancerous disease that affects the skin.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A generalized peripheral (mature) T-cell neoplasm characterized by the presence of erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, and neoplastic, cerebriform T-lymphocytes in the blood. Sezary syndrome is an aggressive disease. (WHO, 2001)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Sezary syndrome is an aggressive form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma which is a group of disorders that occur when T-cells (a type of white blood cell) become cancerous and affect the skin. It is characterized by a widespread red rash that may cover most of the body, the presence of cancerous T cells (called Sezary cells) in the blood, and...
    NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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