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==Overview== | ==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 | 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=== | ||
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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 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000 individuals.[1]
- The incidence is thought to have tripled between 1986 and 2001.
Age
- Merkel cell cancer incidence increases progressively with age.[2]
- The majority of patients with Merkel cell cancer are diagnosed at age > 50 years.[2]
- The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years.[1]
Gender
- Merkel cell cancer is slightly more common among males than females.[2]
Race
- Merkel cell cancer is much more common among individuals of the Caucasian race compared to individuals of other ethnicities.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.