How is Merkel cell carcinoma treated?

Surgery is the most common treatment for MCC. Surgery with wide margins (a large border of healthy tissue removed with the tumor) is the recommended treatment for MCC. Mohs micrographic surgery, a technique in which individual layers of tissue are removed and examined under a microscope until all cancerous tissue has been removed, may be used instead of traditional surgery with wide margins. Mohs micrographic surgery may be a good alternative for MCC tumors on highly visible areas such as the face, and in areas where the surgeon would not be able to obtain wide margins ).