title: Merkel cell carcinoma of the hand.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ. Electronic address: lanteral@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Alexis L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Parcells
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
authors.forename: Edward S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
authors.forename: Earl J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fleegler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018426:SEER Program; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis