Merkel cell carcinoma: An Australian perspective and the importance of addressing the regional lymph nodes in clinically node-negative patients

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Howle, Julie R ^a,b   Hughes, T Michael ^a,b   Gebski, Val ^a,b   Veness, Michael J ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Merkel cell carcinoma; radiotherapy; recurrence; sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 84862295652     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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