Turkish Journal of Cancer |
2003, Volume 33, Number 1, Page(s) 23-26 |
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Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma |
GONCA BOZTEPE ŞENTÜRK, SEDEF ŞAHİN |
Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Ankara-Turkey |
Extracorporeal photochemotherapy is a modality that has
been established for the management of cutaneous Tcell
lymphoma. In this treatment method leukocyteenriched
peripheral blood is exposed to ultraviolet-A in
an extracorporeal system in the presence of psoralen.
Today extracorporeal photochemotherapy is the treatment
of choice especially for Sezary syndrome, in which the
circulating phase of the cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
dominates the clinical picture.
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