Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Single Institutional Experience
Table 1
Summary of patients characteristics.
°
Age
Sex
Location
Side
T
N
M
Therapy
Recurrence
Followup
Outcome
1
73
f
Cheek
Right
pT2
cN0
M0
Excision only
No
170
MCC unrelated death
2
81
f
Cheek
Left
pT2
pN0 (0/31)
M0
Excision + ND + RT
No
9
RFS
3
52
f
Vestibule of nose
Right
pT1
pN0 (sn 0/4)
M0
Excision + SLNB
No
18
RFS
4
88
f
Glabella
Middle
pT1
cN0
M0
Excision only
Yes§
27
disease specific death
5
86
f
Pinna
left
pTx
cN0
M0
Excision + RT*
No
0
lost to followup
6
64
m
Cheek
Right
pT1
pN0 (sn 0/1)
M0
Excision + SLNB + RT
No
72
RFS
7
57
f
Cheek
Right
pT1
pN0 (sn 0/3)
M0
Excision + SLNB
No
66
RFS
8
73
f
Lower lid
Left
pTx
pN0 (sn 0/1)
M0
Excision + SLNB
Yes♮
74
MCC unrelated death
9
86
m
Cheek
Left
pT2
pN0 (0/23)
M0
Excision + ND + RT**
No
36
RFS
10
65
f
Cheek
Left
pTx
pN0 (sn 0/2)
M0
Excision + SLNB + RT
No
39
RFS
11
40
f
Cheek
Left
pT1
pN1b (4/26)
M0
Excision + ND + RT
No
21
RFS
12
62
f
Cheek
Right
pT1
pN0 (0/40)
M0
Excision + ND + RT
No
24
RFS
13
86
m
Pinna
Right
pT1
pN2 (3/21)
M0
Excision + ND + RT
No
11
MCC unrelated death
14
51
f
Cheek
Right
pTx
cN0
M0
Excision + RT
No
288
RFS
15
72
m
Lower lip
Middle
pTx
pN1b (3/28)$
M0
Excision + ND + RT
No
63
RFS
16
77
f
Cheek
Right
pT2
pN1b (1/25)
M0
Excision + ND + RT
No
72
RFS
17
89
f
Vestibule of nose
Left
cT2
cN0
M0
Radiotherapy only
No
5
RFS
Age in years; f: female; m: male. TNM stadium according to AJCC, 7th Edition, 2010. RT: radiotherapy. $bilateral neck dissection, left 3/14, right 0/14. *RT refused by patient. **RT could not be performed because of wound healing problems. §regional recurrence after 11 months. ♮local recurrence after 12 months. Followup in months. SLNB: sentinel lymph node biopsy. ND: neck dissection. RFS: recurrence-free survival. MCC: Merkel cell carcinoma.
