Open AccessSurgical Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Peter J. Allen,
ZuoFeng Zhang,
Daniel G. Coit
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199901000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , merkel cell carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , lymph node , surgery , natural history , dissection (medical) , disease , cancer , carcinoma , survival rate , merkel cell , survival analysis , prognostic variable , overall survival , paleontology , biology
To characterize the natural history of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) and to analyze the influence of patient, tumor, and treatment-related variables on survival and recurrence.