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<Articles JournalTitle="Basic &amp; Clinical Cancer Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Basic &amp; Clinical Cancer Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2228-6527</Issn>
      <Volume>4</Volume>
      <Issue>3&amp;4</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2012</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Epidemiological Features of Mycosis Fungoides in Isfahan, Iran: a 3-Years Study</title>
    <FirstPage>7</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>10</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Farahnaz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Fatemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center Al-Zahra Hospital Isfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mansoor</FirstName>
        <LastName>Salehi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Science</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Parvin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rajabi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pathology, School of Medicine Khorshid Hospital Isfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Azimi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Isfahan University of Medical Sciencess, Isfahan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kazemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohsen</FirstName>
        <LastName>Nasr</LastName>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2012</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>23</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2013</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Mycosis Fungoides (MF) is he most common and indolent form of Cutaneuse T-cell Lymphomas (CTCL), that usually occurs in old adults.
Objectives: To determine epidemiologic features and patients characteristics of MF in Isfahan (Iran).
Methods: We performed a retrospective study in MF clinic of alzahra hospital that is the main center for treatment of MF patients in Isfahan (Iran) and evaluated clinicopathologic features.
Results: in 3 years 25 patients were referred to Alzahra MF clinic. 18 patients diagnosed as MF. Seven (38.9%) patients were male and 11 (61.1%) were female with male to female ratio of 1:1.57. The mean age of patients was 41.06 years. 88.9% of our patients were in stages &#xCE;&#x2122;A and &#xCE;&#x2122;B.
Conclusion: most of our patients presented in early stages that were similar to other studies, while male: female ratio is different from other studies.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/21</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/download/21/pdf</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
