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Question: Can I donate bone marrow with a history of cutaneous lymphoma? I had cutaneous T-cell lymphoma earlier this year and am now cancer-free. It was confined to a tumor on my arm with no lymph node or organ involvement. I was wondering if I could still be a bone marrow donor?
Answer: I don't think you can. They're pretty picky when it comes to a history of cancer, especially a blood cancer like Lymphoma. Here is the bit from the National Registry:
http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/Med_Guideline…
I'd love to donate blood or marrow, but I never can and that really does upset me. I'd love to help someone else, considering a stranger helped save me.
Question: Has anyone heard of Primary Cutaneous t-cell lymphoma? if yes, would you know where I can find some info. I did a google search and very little info came up.
Answer: You don’t often see this kind of lymphoma.
You are probably using too many words in your search try just “T-cell lymphoma”.
I have attached a link for information intended for patients and their families.
http://www.leukemia.org/hm_lls
Question: Has anyone got a (digital)picture of Cutaneous b cell lymphoma?
Answer: yes, Goolgle image search has a few.
http://images.google.com.au/images?q=%22…
Question: cutaneous t cell lymphoma transformed into intravascular t cell lymphoma - Has anyone heard of this rarity?
Answer: In can happen. Lymphoma is a solid tumor but is very closely connected to the circulatory system. So it can go into sort of a leukemic phase.
Mantle cell lymphoma can do this also.
Question: what is cutaneous T-cell lymphoma?
Answer: CTCL is a rare type, making up about 5% of all cases. It is a cancer of the T-lymphocytes and most often occurs in people aged between 40 and 60.
Unlike other forms of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, CTCL mainly affects the skin. It is caused by the uncontrolled growth of a type of white blood cell within the skin, called a T-cell.
The most common types of CTCL are mycosis fungoides or Sezary syndrome. Sezary syndrome is a specific type of CTCL in which large areas of skin or lymph glands are affected and abnormal T-lymphocytes are also found in the blood. Mycosis fungoides is the general name given to the other types of CTCL when the blood is not affected.
