Overall Survival After Mohs Surgery for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous malignant neoplasm with increasing incidence and high mortality. Although it is accepted that the optimal treatment for localized tumors is surgical, the data surrounding the optimal surgical approach are mixed, and current National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines state that Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) and wide local excision (WLE) can both be used. The current National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines do not advocate a preference for MMS or WLE and suggest that they can be used interchangeably.

Objective

To evaluate the association of surgical approach with overall survival after excision of localized T1/T2 MCC.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used the Nati

SUBMITTER: Cheraghlou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448369 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature