Merkel cell carcinoma in situ: A systematic review of prognosis and management.

Kelvin Truong Simone M Goldinger Shaun ChouJulie R HowleMichael J Veness Pablo Fernandez-Penas Alexander H R Varey

Published in: The Australasian journal of dermatology (2021)

This review suggests that MCCis has an excellent prognosis with minimal, if any, risk of mortality and a very low risk of dermal invasion and recurrence when treated with wide local excision alone. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is unlikely to be useful for MCCis.

Keyphrases

sentinel lymph node
lymph node
early stage
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
single cell
cell therapy
cardiovascular events
cell migration
risk factors
squamous cell carcinoma
type diabetes
radiation therapy
newly diagnosed
fine needle aspiration