Trends in incidence, treatment and survival of Merkel cell carcinoma in England 2004-2018: a cohort study.

Khaylen Mistry Nick J Levell Loes M Hollestein Marlies Wakkee Tamar E C NijstenCraig S KnottNeil M StevenPaul J CraigZoe C Venables

Published in: The British journal of dermatology (2023)

This study presents the largest national MCC dataset in Europe, and the most complete reporting of MCC incidence and survival ever published. With the EASR of MCC increasing and high associated mortality, this study encourages further research into the pathology, diagnosis and therapeutic options for MCC to support management guidelines.

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