Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous skin lesion with a variable but often aggressive clinical course. Patient survival correlates with nodal status and the presence of distant metastases. The histologic status of the sentinel lymph node consistently correlates with the incidence of regio
Impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: results of a prospective study and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Sofiane Maza; Uwe Trefzer; Maja Hofmann; Silke Schneider; Christiane Voit; Thomas Krössin; Andreas Zander; Heike Audring; Wolfram Sterry; Dieter L. Munz
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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