Abstract
6/2024
vol. 111
Special paper
Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management – Expert Opinion of the Polish Dermatological Society
- Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Laboratory of Autoinflammatory, Genetic and Rare Skin Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Division of Dermatology, Venereology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department Dermato-Venereology, 4th Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Hematology-Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Branch in Gliwice, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Poland
- Radiotherapy Department, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Dermatology in Zabrze, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Cosmetology and Aesthetic Dermatology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
- Department of Oncological Surgery, Oncology Centre, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
- Sub-Department of Chemotherapy and Department of One-Day Chemotherapy, NU-MED Specialized Oncology Hospital, Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland
Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2024, 111, 395-410
Online publish date: 2025/05/21
The guidelines outline the clinical, pathological, and dermoscopic features of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma, along with the recommended diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Surgery remains the primary standard treatment for both cancer types. However, in the case of squamous cell carcinoma, Mohs microsurgery can be additionally used for intraoperative assessment of the radicality of excision. The guidelines also address non-surgical treatment options, including systemic therapies for advanced stages of the disease. The aim of these recommendations is to guide the selection of the most appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic options for individual squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma patients, based on similar publications from other scientific organizations and the expert opinions of the authors.
Keywords
squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, recommendations
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