Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Digits, Hand, and Wrist
Karanvir S Raman, Rahul Thareja, Gabriel Bensimon, Charles Arcand, Abdulaziz AlAzzam, Caroline Esmonde-White, Gabriel N Kuper, Raisa Chowdhury, Maitha AlShamsi, Charlotte Jaloux · 2026
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Karanvir S Raman and co-authors review a rare skin cancer on the hand in a 2026 paper. Merkel cell carcinoma is uncommon and often deadly, and few cases arise on fingers, hand, or wrist. Care can include removing a whole finger ray, which deeply harms quality of life. Past reports disagree on the best approach for this site.
The search gathered case reports and small series of surgically treated patients. For finger cases, wide removal of the tumor was the most common choice over ray removal. Return rates and cancer deaths looked alike after both operations in the sparse data. Hand and wrist cases mostly had wide removal, with added radiation in about half.
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| CREATOR | Karanvir S Raman, Rahul Thareja, Gabriel Bensimon, Charles Arcand, Abdulaziz AlAzzam, Caroline Esmonde-White, Gabriel N Kuper, Raisa Chowdhury, Maitha AlShamsi, Charlotte Jaloux |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |