Data on merkel cell cancer prognosis detailed by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Pathology

Current study results from the report, 'Merkel cell carcinoma: histologic features and prognosis,' have been published. According to recent research from the United States, "Currently, little is known regarding the potential prognostic value of histologic features in primary cutaneous neuroendocrine (Merkel cell) carcinomas (MCC). In a retrospective review of the tumor histology and clinical outcome data (median follow-up, 51 months; range, 3-224 months) of 156 patients with a diagnosis of MCC, the following histologic features were evaluated: tumor thickness, tumor size (greatest dimension of the tumor), microanatomic compartment involved by tumor (dermis and/or subcutis and/or deeper),...

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