Annals of surgical oncologyHumansCarcinomaMerkel CellFemaleMale
Recurrence and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Primary Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Positive, Negative, or Not Performed Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy.
Michelle M Dugan, Caitlyn Balsay-Patel, Nicholas Chin, Jacob Israeli, Kimberly R Ward, Matthew Nichols, Stephanie Greenbaum, Wenyi Fan, C Wayne Cruse, Michael Harrington, Rogerio I Neves, Ricardo J Gonzalez, Matthew C Perez, Amod A Sarnaik, Vernon K Sondak
Published: 202610.1245/s10434-025-18618-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive cutaneous malignancy. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) might be omitted for various reasons, such as comorbidities. This study evaluates the recurrence and survival in MCC for patients wi…
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