Merkel cell carcinoma - A population-based epidemiological study in Finland with a clinical series of 181 cases

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 737-742

  Kukko, Heli ^a   Böhling, Tom ^b   Koljonen, Virve ^a   Tukiainen, Erkki ^a   Haglund, Caj ^a   Pokhrel, Arun ^c   Sankila, Risto ^c   Pukkala, Eero ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Merkel cell carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REGISTRIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858705970     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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