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The cancer journal · Jul 2013

Palliative treatment for in-transit cutaneous metastases of Merkel cell carcinoma using surface-mold computer-optimized high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the palliative treatment benefit of surface-mold computer-optimized high-dose-rate brachytherapy (SMBT) for in-transit cutaneous metastases of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). ⋯ Surface-mold computer-optimized high-dose-rate brachytherapy offers effective and durable palliation for cutaneous metastases of MCC, although it does not appear to alter disease course.

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