Epidemiology of Merkel Carcinomas in the Bas-Rhin

Epidemiology of Merkel Carcinomas in the Bas-Rhin From 1983 to 2011: General Population Study Based on the Bas-Rhin Cancer Registry

The aim of this work is to study demographic, clinical, management (diagnostic and therapeutic) and survival data concerning patients with Merkel's carcinoma in the Lower Rhine, thus obtaining the first French data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age >18 years
• Diagnosis of primary Merkel carcinoma (topographic code C44 morphological code 8247/3)
• Diagnosis made between 1983 and 2011
• Patient residing in the Bas-Rhin at the date of diagnosis
• Patient who has given his consent for the use of his data for research purposes

Exclusion Criteria:

- Refusal to participate in research