Pediatric Advanced Care Team, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Lymphoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
J Palliat Med. 2022 Jun;25(6):958-963. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0610. Epub 2021 Dec 31.
Cutaneous T cell lymphoma and its subtypes, mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS), comprise a spectrum of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders in which neoplastic T cells accumulate within the skin and visceral organs. This process is frequently characterized by severe pain, nonpain symptoms, and physical disfigurement. Significant emotional, spiritual, and existential distress is also felt by many of these patients as they experience a chronic, often incurable disease. Patients suffering from these diseases, though not commonly encountered, can benefit greatly from palliative care support. In this article, a team of palliative care clinicians, critical care physicians, and an oncologist specializing in lymphoma offer 10 tips to help palliative care teams to support these vulnerable and often-distressed patients and their caregivers.
皮肤 T 细胞淋巴瘤及其亚型蕈样真菌病(MF)和赛泽里综合征(SS),构成了一系列慢性淋巴增殖性疾病,其中肿瘤性 T 细胞在皮肤和内脏器官内积聚。这个过程通常伴随着严重的疼痛、非疼痛症状和身体畸形。许多患有这种慢性、往往无法治愈疾病的患者还感到巨大的情绪、精神和存在上的困扰。尽管这些疾病并不常见,但姑息治疗支持可以使患有这些疾病的患者受益良多。在这篇文章中,一组姑息治疗临床医生、重症监护医生和专门研究淋巴瘤的肿瘤学家提供了 10 个小贴士,以帮助姑息治疗团队支持这些脆弱且经常感到痛苦的患者及其护理人员。