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==Overview== | |||
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist [[Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert]]. | |||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist [[Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert]]. The name ''mycosis fungoides'' is somewhat confusing because it sounds, to the uninitiated, like a type of fungal infection. In reality, mycosis fungoides is unrelated to [[fungus]] and the ''fungoides'' portion derives from a patient with a severe case whom Alibert described as having mushroom-like skin tumors. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Types of cancer]] | [[Category:Types of cancer]] | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 20 January 2016
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert.
Historical Perspective
Mycosis Fungoides was first described in 1806 by French dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert. The name mycosis fungoides is somewhat confusing because it sounds, to the uninitiated, like a type of fungal infection. In reality, mycosis fungoides is unrelated to fungus and the fungoides portion derives from a patient with a severe case whom Alibert described as having mushroom-like skin tumors.