Patterns of initial distant metastases in 151 patients undergoing surveillance for treated Merkel cell carcinoma.
Emily Y KimMofei LiuAnita Giobbie-HurderFurkan BaharKaram KhaddourAnn W SilkManisha ThakuriaPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2024)
Sites of initial distant metastasis are related to primary tumour sites and survival outcomes. Because patients often have multiple initial metastases, full-body cross-sectional rather than region-specific imaging may facilitate earlier detection of metastatic disease.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- cross sectional
- newly diagnosed
- end stage renal disease
- lymph node
- ejection fraction
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- high resolution
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- label free
- patient reported
- sensitive detection