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Cutaneous T cell lymphoma with suppressor/cytotoxic (CD8) phenotype: identification of rapidly progressive and chronic subtypes.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Apr 1990
Agnarsson B A, Vonderheid E C, Kadin M E
Abstract excerpt
We identified nine patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma in whom the neoplastic cells expressed the CD8 (T8) suppressor T cell phenotype instead of the more common CD4 (T4) helper T cell phenotype. Five had rapidly progressive disease characterized by distinctive papulonodular skin lesions (four patients), involvement of palms or soles (four patients) or oral cavity (two patients), and poor response to standard...
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