Merkel Cell Carcinoma

PUBLICATIONS from the Nghiem Lab related to Merkel cell carcinoma

 

Dr Nghiem sees patients Tuesday mornings at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. For patient care issues please call: 206-288-2167.

Please also visit our dedicated Merkel cell carcinoma website for more information.

  1. Nghiem P, McKee P, Haynes H. "Merkel Cell (Cutaneous Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma", Chapter in: Skin Cancer volume of the Atlas of Clinical Oncology, American Cancer Society, BC Decker Inc, Hamilton Ontario, 2001, Pages 127-141. [pdf]

  2. Herbst A, Haynes H, Nghiem P. Adjuvant Radiation and Lymph Node Surgery Should be the Standard of Care for Merkel Cell Carcinoma. J. Am Acad Dermatol. 2002. 46:640-642. [pdf]

  3. Longo MI, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment with Radiation: A Good Case Despite No Prospective Studies. Arch Dermatol. 2003. 139(12):1641-3. [pdf]
  1. Gupta SG, Wang LC, Penas PF, Gellenthin M, Lee SJ, Nghiem P. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Dana-Farber Experience and Meta-Analysis of the Literature. Arch Dermatol. 2006. 142(6):685-90. [pdf]
  1. Heath M, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Carcinoma: If No Breslow, Then What? J Surg Oncol. 2007. 95(8):614-615. [pdf]

  2. Garneski K, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Carcinoma Adjuvant Therapy: Current Data Support Radiation but Not Chemotherpay. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007. 57(1):166-9. [pdf]

  3. Jaimes N, Nghiem P. Chapter 120: Merkel Cell Carcinoma. In Wolff K, Katz S, Goldsmith L, Gilcrhrest B, Leffell D, Paller A (Eds), Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. Mosby, 2007. [pdf]

  4. Lemos B, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Carcinoma: More Deaths but Still no Pathway to Blame. J Invest Dermatol. 2007. 127(9):2100-2103. [pdf]

  5. Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF, Nghiem P: Clinical Characteristics of Merkel Cell Carcinoma at Diagnosis in 195 Patients: the AEIOU Features. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008. 58(3):375-81. [pdf]

  6. Lemos B, Yu S, and Nghiem P. Case 19-2008: Merkel-Cell Carcinoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008. 358:2717-2723. [pdf]

  7. Paulson K, Lemos B, Feng B, Jaimes N, Penas P, Bi X, Maher E, Cohen L, Leonard J, Granter S, Chin L and Nghiem P. Array-CGH Reveals Recurrent Genomic Changes in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Including Amplification of L-Myc. J Invest Dermatol. 2009. 129(6):1547-55  [pdf]

  8. Garneski KM, Decaprio JA, Nghiem P. Does a new polyomavirus contribute to Merkel cell carcinoma? Genome Biol. 2008. 9(6):228.  [pdf]

  9. Garneski KM, Warcola AH, Feng Q, Kiviat N, Leonard JH, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Is More Frequently Present in North American than Australian Merkel Cell Carcinoma Tumors. J Invest Dermatol. 2009; 129, 246–248. [pdf]

  10. Iyer J, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Carcinoma: An Uncommon But Often Lethal Skin Cancer. Skin Cancer Foundation Journal. 2009. [pdf]

  11. Carter J, Paulson K, Wipf G, Miranda D, Madeleine M, Johnson L, Lemos B, Lee S, Warcola A, Iyer J, Nghiem P, Galloway D. Association of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus–Specific Antibodies With Merkel Cell Carcinoma. J Nat Cancer Inst. 2009; [Epub ahead of print]. [pdf] 

  12. Iyer J, Koba S, Nghiem P. Toward Better Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Using a Consensus Staging System, New Diagnostic  Codes and a Recently Discovered Virus. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2009. 100:Supl. 2:49-54. [pdf]

  13. Lemos B, Storer B, Iyer J, Phillips J, Bichakjian C, Fang C, Johnson T, Liegeois-Kwon N, Otley C, Paulson K, Ross M, Yu S, Zeitouni N, Byrd D, Sondak V, Gershenwald J, Sober A, Nghiem P. Pathological nodal evaluation improves prognostic accuracy in Merkel cell carcinoma: Analysis of 5823 cases as the basis of the first consensus staging system. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010. [pdf]

  14. Fang C, Lemos B, Douglas J, Iyer J, Nghiem P. Radiation monotherapy as regional treatment for lymph node-positive Merkel cell carcinoma. Cancer. 2010; 116(7):1783-90. [pdf]
  15. Rao P, Lemos BD, Liegeois NJ, McNiff JM, Nghiem P, Prieto VG, Smith T, Smoller BR, Wick MR, Frishberg DP. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patient With Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010; 134: 341-44. [pdf]
  16. Paulson KG, Carter JJ, Johnson LG, Cahill KW, Iyer JG, Schrama D, Becher JC, Madeleine MM, Nghiem P, Galloway DA. Antibodies to Merkel Cell Polyomavirus T Antigen Oncoproteins Reflect Tumor Burden in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients. Cancer Res. 2010; 70: 8388-97. [pdf]
  17. Iyer J, Afanasiev O, McClurkan C, Paulson K, Nagase K, Jing L, Marshak JO, Dong L, Carter J, Lai I, Farrar E, Byrd D, Galloway D, Yee C, Koelle DM, Nghiem P. Merkel Cell Polyomavirus-Specific CD8 and CD4 T-cell Responses Identified in Merkel Cell Carcinomas and Blood. Cancer Res. 2011; 17(21):6671-80. [pdf]


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