Merkel cell carcinoma

JC Becker, A Stang, JA DeCaprio, L Cerroni… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but highly aggressive skin cancer with
neuroendocrine features. MCC pathogenesis is associated with either the presence of …

Merkel cell carcinoma: an update and review: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and staging

K Coggshall, TL Tello, JP North, SY Siegrid - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an uncommon primary cutaneous neuroendocrine cancer. It
most commonly presents as an indurated plaque or nodule on sun-damaged skin in elderly …

Merkel cell carcinoma, version 1.2018, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

CK Bichakjian, T Olencki, SZ Aasi, M Alam… - Journal of the National …, 2018 - jnccn.org
This selection from the NCCN Guidelines for Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) focuses on
areas impacted by recently emerging data, including sections describing MCC risk factors …

18F-BMS986192 PET imaging of PD-L1 in metastatic melanoma patients with brain metastases treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a pilot study

PH Nienhuis, IF Antunes… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-
1)/programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) frequently induces tumor response in metastatic …

Merkel cell carcinoma—update on diagnosis, management and future perspectives

E Zaggana, MP Konstantinou, GH Krasagakis… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive skin cancer and the
second cause of skin cancer death after melanoma. MCC is an immunogenic tumor. In …

Merkel cell carcinoma therapeutic update

NM Cassler, D Merrill, CK Bichakjian… - Current treatment options …, 2016 - Springer
Opinion statement Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine
tumor of the skin. Early-stage disease can be cured with surgical resection and radiotherapy …

The role of imaging in the management of patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer: diagnostic modalities and applications

D MacFarlane, K Shah, A Wysong, X Wortsman… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
While uncomplicated cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer can be treated with surgery,
destruction, or topical therapy alone, advanced or neglected cases require more complex …

Merkel cell carcinoma review

Y Xue, M Thakuria - Hematology/Oncology Clinics, 2019 - hemonc.theclinics.com
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive cutaneous malignancy of
neuroendocrine origin. It was first described in 1972 by Toker, 1 who named it “trabecular …

Clinical benefit of baseline imaging in Merkel cell carcinoma: Analysis of 584 patients

N Singh, NA Alexander, K Lachance, CW Lewis… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) guidelines derive from melanoma and do not
recommend baseline cross-sectional imaging for most patients. However, MCC is more …

How we treat Merkel cell carcinoma: within and beyond current guidelines

SY Park, C Doolittle-Amieva, Y Moshiri, T Akaike… - Future …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive skin cancer associated with a high risk of
local recurrence and distant metastasis. Optimal care of this potentially life-threatening …