Survival Outcomes in Lymph Node-Positive Merkel Cell Carcinoma (Stage III): A Comparison Between Known and Unknown Primary Tumors and Their Sun Exposure Sites
: Unknown primary status and non-sun-exposed tumor location are potentially associated with improved long-term survival in patients with MCC. These findings highlight the prognostic importance of tumor origin and anatomical site in MCC management.
Authors
- T. N. Tairov
- Shlomit Fenig
- Eyal Fenig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-3189)
- Ronen Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-9654)
- Ilia Berezhnov
- Anna Ievko
- Abed Agbarya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3330-2959)
- Amichay Meirovitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7479-2926)
- Walid Shalata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7570-4550)
- K. Rouvinov
- Hanna T. Frumin Edri
- Sofiia Turaieva
- Nashat Abu Yasin
- Sabri El-Saied
- Alexander Yakobson
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Kaplan Medical Center (IL)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
- Wolfson Medical Center (IL)
- Bnai Zion Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci14020193
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00