Factor | Value | N |
---|---|---|
Patient sex | Male | 42 |
 | Female | 20 |
Age at Initial Diagnosis | (years) | Median=74 (Range:47-88) |
Immunocompromised at initial diagnosis | Yes | 14 |
 | No | 48 |
Types of immunosuppression | Long-term steroids | 8 |
 | Transplantation | 6 |
Primary site of MCC | Head & Neck | 32 |
 | Upper limb | 8 |
 | Lower limb | 9 |
 | Trunk | 3 |
 | Buttocks | 1 |
 | Not known | 9 |
Primary macroscopic size | (mm) | n=53; Median=15 (range 5-60mm) |
Stage | I | 38 |
 | II | 4 |
 | III | 20 |
Lymphadenectomy | Yes | 17 |
 | No | 45 |
Final surgical treatment for primary | Incisional biopsy | 3 |
 | Excisional biopsy | 21 |
 | WLE | 29 |
 | Not applicable | 9 |
Adjuvant RT to the Primary site | Yes | 43 |
 | No | 10 |
 | Not applicable | 9 |
RT to the Regional Node site | Yes | 43 |
No | 19 | |
Local recurrence | Yes | 9 |
 | No | 53* |
Regional recurrence | Yes | 16 |
 | No | 46 |
Distant recurrence | Yes | 16 |
 | No | 41 |
 | Not known | 5 |
Status at Last Follow-up | Alive | 22 |
 | Died of Disease | 20 |
 | Died of other/Unknown | 20 |