Survival outcomes after Mohs micrographic surgery are equivalent to wide local excision for treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Arch Dermatol Res. 2023 Dec;315(10):3003-3004. doi: 10.1007/s00403-023-02724-0. Epub 2023 Oct 11.

Authors

Ross L Pearlman¹, Keegan J O'Hern², Addison M Demer², Cindy Zeng³, Walter Liszewski⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
³ Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA.
⁴ Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Northwestern Feinberg Department of Dermatology, 676 N St Clair St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. wjliszewski@gmail.com.

PMID: 37819603
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02724-0

No abstract available

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; Mohs micrographic surgery; Outcomes; Survival; Wide local excision.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / pathology
Humans
Melanoma* / pathology
Mohs Surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Retrospective Studies
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology