Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Fase premicótica
Premycotic phase (PREE-my-CAH-tik fayz)
A phase of mycosis fungoides in which a patient has areas of red, scaly, itchy skin on areas of the body that are usually not exposed to sun. This is early-phase mycosis fungoides, but it is hard to diagnose the rash as mycosis fungoides during this phase. The premycotic phase may last from months to decades.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.