Fungoid mycosis: 10 years of experience in a specialized reference center in call-Colombia 2013- 2023 Micosis fungoide: diez años de experiencia en un centro de referencia especializado en Cali-Colombia, 2013-2023

Abstract

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in adults, with a growing increase in prevalence in some countries, but to date with little information from studies in the Colombian population. Objective: To describe the characteristics of a population of patients diagnosed with MF in a specialized reference center in the city of Cali, Colombia. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study that included patients older than 18 years of age of both sexes with a diagnosis of MF, defined by biopsy and analyzed by a complete team of pathologists, oncologists, dermatologists, treated in the outpatient and hospitalization services in the Hematoncologos , clinic based in Cali, between the years 2013 - 2023. Result: A total of 21 patients met all the criteria for entry into the study, 76% of them were women, the vast majority from the city of Cali 14 (66%), the median age was 66 years (23- 81), the average in months from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 23.2 months. The vast majority of patients were in early stages of the disease, the presentation in plaques was the most common (47.6%). Conclusions: In our study, a higher prevalence of the disease was observed in women, a particularly important fact because it is not the usual distribution worldwide, with an age of presentation similar to that of global studies. A very important fact in our study is that the diagnosis was established earlier compared to the global average.