Sentinel lymph node biopsy in Merkel cell carcinoma: Rates and predictors of compliance with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines

Daniel J Lewis; Ramie A Fathy; Shannon Nugent; Jeremy R Etzkorn; Joseph F Sobanko; Thuzar M Shin; Cerrene N Giordano; Stacy L McMurray; Joanna L Walker; Junqian Zhang; Christopher J Miller; H William Higgins 2nd

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2022.05.054

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in Merkel cell carcinoma: Rates and predictors of compliance with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Feb;88(2):448-450. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.05.054. Epub 2022 Jun 1.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: william.higgins@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

PMID: 35660413
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.05.054

No abstract available

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; Mohs micrographic surgery; National Comprehensive Cancer Network; compliance; conventional excision; sentinel lymph node biopsy.

MeSH terms

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