Doctors say this disease can progress quickly.
associate director for Shared Resources at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and a professor of surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
“These bumps are usually pinkish, skin-colored, reddish, or blue,” Dr. Rodney says. The key feature is that these bumps often change quickly, says , a board-certified dermatologist practicing in New York City. “If you have a new bump...it’s not going away and it’s getting bigger, make sure to see your dermatologist right away,” he says.The appearance of Merkel cell carcinoma can vary. However, a bump may look like this:The first thing your dermatologist will do is biopsy the bump, Dr. Rodney says. “Because Merkel cell carcinomas are rare, chances are the bump won’t be one—but it’s better to be safe than sorry,” she says.
If a biopsy shows that the bump is Merkel cell carcinoma, more tests will be needed to see if the cancer has spread and how far. “If caught early, it can be treated with surgical removal and sometimes followed by radiation therapy,” Dr. Berger says. “If it is more advanced and involves lymph nodes or other metastases, it is typically treated with immunotherapy.”As with many forms of cancer, survival rates for Merkel cell carcinoma depend largely on when it’s detected.
But again, early detection is crucial. “The best chance you have for a cure is early diagnosis,” Dr. Rodney says.
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