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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The incidence of | The incidence of [[merkel cell carcinoma]] ranges from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000 individuals. The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years. [[Merkel cell carcinoma]] is more common among males and individuals of Caucasian race. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* The incidence of | * The [[incidence]] of [[merkel cell carcinoma]] ranges from 0.5 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | ||
*The incidence is thought to have tripled between 1986 and 2001. | *The [[incidence]] is thought to have tripled between 1986 and 2001. | ||
*According to the new research incidence rates are reportedly increasing in Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="pmid21711338">{{cite journal |vauthors=Girschik J, Thorn K, Beer TW, Heenan PJ, Fritschi L |title=Merkel cell carcinoma in Western Australia: a population-based study of incidence and survival |journal=Br. J. Dermatol. |volume=165 |issue=5 |pages=1051–7 |date=November 2011 |pmid=21711338 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10493.x |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Merkel cell | *[[Merkel cell carcinoma]] incidence increases progressively with age.<ref name="pmid18280333">{{cite journal| author=Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF et al.| title=Clinical characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma at diagnosis in 195 patients: the AEIOU features. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2008 | volume= 58 | issue= 3 | pages= 375-81 | pmid=18280333 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.11.020 | pmc=PMC2335370 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18280333 }} </ref> | ||
*The majority of patients with | *The majority of patients with [[merkel cell carcinoma]] are diagnosed at age > 50 years.<ref name="pmid18280333">{{cite journal| author=Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF et al.| title=Clinical characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma at diagnosis in 195 patients: the AEIOU features. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2008 | volume= 58 | issue= 3 | pages= 375-81 | pmid=18280333 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.11.020 | pmc=PMC2335370 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18280333 }} </ref> | ||
*The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | *The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
*Merkel cell | *[[Merkel cell carcinoma]]<nowiki/>r is slightly more common among males than females.<ref name="pmid18280333">{{cite journal| author=Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF et al.| title=Clinical characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma at diagnosis in 195 patients: the AEIOU features. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2008 | volume= 58 | issue= 3 | pages= 375-81 | pmid=18280333 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.11.020 | pmc=PMC2335370 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18280333 }} </ref> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
*Merkel cell | *[[Merkel cell carcinoma]] is much more common among individuals of the Caucasian race compared to individuals of other ethnicities.<ref name="pmid18280333">{{cite journal| author=Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF et al.| title=Clinical characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma at diagnosis in 195 patients: the AEIOU features. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2008 | volume= 58 | issue= 3 | pages= 375-81 | pmid=18280333 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2007.11.020 | pmc=PMC2335370 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18280333 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
The incidence of merkel cell carcinoma ranges from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000 individuals. The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years. Merkel cell carcinoma is more common among males and individuals of Caucasian race.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of merkel cell carcinoma ranges from 0.5 per 100,000 individuals.[1]
- The incidence is thought to have tripled between 1986 and 2001.
- According to the new research incidence rates are reportedly increasing in Australia and New Zealand.[2]
Age
- Merkel cell carcinoma incidence increases progressively with age.[3]
- The majority of patients with merkel cell carcinoma are diagnosed at age > 50 years.[3]
- The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years.[1]
Gender
- Merkel cell carcinomar is slightly more common among males than females.[3]
Race
- Merkel cell carcinoma is much more common among individuals of the Caucasian race compared to individuals of other ethnicities.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp
- ↑ Girschik J, Thorn K, Beer TW, Heenan PJ, Fritschi L (November 2011). "Merkel cell carcinoma in Western Australia: a population-based study of incidence and survival". Br. J. Dermatol. 165 (5): 1051–7. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10493.x. PMID 21711338.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF; et al. (2008). "Clinical characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma at diagnosis in 195 patients: the AEIOU features". J Am Acad Dermatol. 58 (3): 375–81. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.11.020. PMC 2335370. PMID 18280333.