An enhanced model that integrates non-AJCC clinical features provides clinicians with a more accurate tool for identifying high-risk patients with MCC.

Knowing this helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. Surgery is the main treatment for stage 1 melanoma skin cancer. How does your doctor work out the stage? To diagnose melanoma your ...

Merkel cell carcinoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer ... prognosis relies heavily on the American Joint Cancer Committee (AJCC) staging system, which focuses on tumor size and spread.