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Surgical Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Cutaneous Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA

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Vernon K. Sondak

Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, USA

Departments of Oncologic Sciences and Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA

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Jonathan S. Zager

Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, USA

Departments of Oncologic Sciences and Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1142/9781848163140_0010Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract:

The following sections are included:

Primary Tumor Excision

Surgical Management of Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Reconstruction of the Excision Defect
- Trunk
- Hand and upper extremity
- Lower extremity
- Foot
- Delayed reconstruction

Surgical Treatment of Regional Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in Merkel cell carcinoma
- Negative sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Positive sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Clinically Positive Lymph Node Involvement