Utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsy for Merkel cell carcinoma

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Dec;87(6):1404-1406. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Authors

Melika Marani¹, Raghav Tripathi², Jeffrey F Scott²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: mmarani1@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 36084788
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.09.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; National Cancer Database; disparity; epidemiology; sentinel lymph node biopsy; surgery.

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / pathology
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / surgery
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Sentinel Lymph Node* / pathology
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology
Skin Neoplasms* / surgery