title: Merkel cell carcinoma, version 1.2014.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive cutaneous tumor that combines the local recurrence rates of infiltrative nonmelanoma skin cancer with the regional and distant metastatic rates of thick melanoma. The NCCN Guidelines for Merkel Cell Carcinoma provide recommendations on the diagnosis and management of this aggressive disease based on clinical evidence and expert consensus. This version includes revisions regarding the use of PET/CT imaging and the addition of a new section on the principles of pathology to provide guidance on the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of pathology results.
authors.forename: Christopher K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Bichakjian
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olencki
authors.forename: Murad
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authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: James S
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authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Daniel
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authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Glen M
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authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Richard T
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authors.lastname: Cheney
authors.forename: Gregory A
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authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: L Frank
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authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Roy C
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authors.lastname: Grekin
authors.forename: Kenneth
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authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Karl D
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authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Lydiatt
authors.forename: William H
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authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Kishwer S
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authors.lastname: Nehal
authors.forename: Kelly C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Paul
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authors.lastname: Nghiem
authors.forename: Clifford S
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authors.lastname: Perlis
authors.forename: Ashok R
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authors.lastname: Shaha
authors.forename: Wade L
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authors.lastname: Thorstad
authors.forename: Malika
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authors.lastname: Tuli
authors.forename: Marshall M
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authors.lastname: Urist
authors.forename: Timothy S
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Andrew E
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authors.lastname: Werchniak
authors.forename: Sandra L
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authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: John A
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authors.lastname: Zic
authors.forename: Karin G
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authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Nicole R
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authors.lastname: McMillian
authors.forename: Maria
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authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*