Synergistic effect of lymphovascular invasion and nodal involvement on prognosis in Merkel cell carcinoma: A retrospective analysis in the National Cancer Database

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Aug;87(2):432-433. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.08.055. Epub 2021 Sep 7.

Authors

Kevin A Nguyen¹, Nolan J Maloney¹, Jason J Yang¹, Lisa C Zaba²

Affiliations

¹ Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California; Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
² Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California; Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California. Electronic address: lisa.zaba@stanford.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / pathology
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology

Grants and funding

P30 CA124435/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States