Table 1.

Clinical features of 28 patients with mycosis fungoides with and without large cell transformation (there is little or no prior past therapies).

Characteristic	Non-LCT	LCT
Patients/Skin biopsy specimens	17/20	11/14
Age (years), median (range)	58.4 (30.8–85.4)	68 (41.3–82.8)
Gender
Male	14 (82.4%)	6 (54.5%)
Female	3 (17.6%)	5 (45.5%)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian	8 (47.1%)	3 (27.3%)
African American	2 (11.8%)	6 (54.5%)
Hispanic	5 (29.4%)	1 (9.1%)
Asian	2 (11.8%)	1 (9.1%)
Clinical stage
IA	3 (17.6%)	0
IB	5 (29.4%)	3 (27.3%)
IIB	8 (47.1%)	5 (45.5%)
IVA	1 (5.9%)	3 (27.3%)
MF histologic subtype
Classic	11 (64.7%)	9 (81.8%)
Folliculotropic	6 (35.3%)	2 (18.2%)

LCT, large cell transformation; MF, mycosis fungoides.