[Total skin electron therapy of mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome].

There is no doubt about the effectiveness of radiotherapy as total skin electron irradiation in the therapy of mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome. Dose distribution in skin and body surface (measured on the Alderson phantom) as well as the therapy scheme by electron therapy are presented. The Stanford group observed that 84% of their patients achieved a complete remission by aggressive (greater than 3,000 rad) total skin electron irradiation. The overall survival rate was 46% at 10 years with the major prognostic factor being the initial extent of skin involvement.