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Would you offer adjuvant radiation therapy for a Merkel cell carcinoma limited to the epidermis with close margins?

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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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I would review this case with a dermatopathology expert before making any decisions. The reason is that normal Merkel cells usually lie in very close proximity to the basement membrane. My understanding is that a skin neoplasm that is limited to the epidermis does not broach the basement membrane, a...

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