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Mycosis fungoides surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with mycosis fungoided. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with localized involvment.
Surgery
Surgery
- The mainstay of treatment for mycosis fungoides is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for localized MF patients :[1]
- Excisional surgery
- Carbon dioxide laser may be useful
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]