Impact of time to surgical treatment in Merkel cell carcinoma: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-based population study

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Jan;90(1):208-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.09.058. Epub 2023 Sep 28.

Affiliations

¹ Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York.
² University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
³ Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: Joseph.Sobanko@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

PMID: 37775051
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.09.058

No abstract available

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; SEER; surgery; time to treatment; treatment interval.

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / epidemiology
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / pathology
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / surgery
Humans
Neoplasm Staging
SEER Program
Skin Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology
Skin Neoplasms* / surgery