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Overview The NCCN Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Panel has developed these guidelines outlining the treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) to supplement their other guidelines (NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology [NCCN

: 481 – 492 . 6 Jensen EH Margolin KA Sondak VK . Melanoma and other skin cancers . In: Pazdur R Coia L Hoskins WJ Wagman LD , eds. Cancer Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach , 9th edition . New York : CMP Media ; 2005 : 531 – 562

patients. Education on skin cancer prevention, including sun protection measures, should be promoted for patients with melanoma and their families. 142 Increasing evidence shows that regular sunscreen use may diminish the incidence of subsequent melanoma

epidemiology of skin cancer . Br J Dermatol 2002 ; 146 : 1 – 6 . 3 Winkelhorst JT Brokelman WJ Tiggeler RG Wobbes T . Incidence and clinical course of de-novo malignancies in renal allograft recipients . Eur J Surg Oncol 2001 ; 27 : 409 – 413

cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive cutaneous tumor that combines the local recurrence rates of infiltrative nonmelanoma skin cancer along with the regional and distant metastatic rates of thick melanoma. 1 Several large reviews document the

fact that MCC is histologically unique and far more aggressive than typical nonmelanoma skin cancers led not only to its own staging system but also to its independent codes under the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

, eds. Skin Cancer . Hamilton (Ontario) : BC Decker Inc. ; 2001 : 127 – 141 . 19 Allen PJ Bowne WB Jaques DP . Merkel cell carcinoma: prognosis and treatment of patients from a single institution . J Clin Oncol 2005 ; 23 : 2300 – 2309

, corticosteroids, anti-TNFα). Results: 6,005 patients were identified; 39.1% were female, median (IQR) age was 72 years (67–77). The majority (64.7%) had thoracic cancers; 16.3% genitourinary cancers; and 12.8% skin cancers. The median number of anti-PD1/PD-L1