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Review
. 2019 Nov;57(9):847-856.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.08.022. Epub 2019 Oct 12.

Management of regional metastatic disease in cutaneous malignancy of the head and neck. 3. Merkel cell carcinoma

C M Bowe  1 , B Gurney  2 , S Whitaker  3 , C Newlands  2
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Management of regional metastatic disease in cutaneous malignancy of the head and neck. 3. Merkel cell carcinoma

C M Bowe et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

This is the third of three articles that give an overview of the current evidence for management of the neck and parotid in patients with cutaneous cancers of the head and neck. In this paper we discuss Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) and review the latest evidence for management of the regional nodes.

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; lymphatic metastasis; neck dissection; sentinel node biopsy.

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