{"id":614,"date":"2019-03-07T20:08:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T20:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scfredesignpro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:28:08","slug":"mcc-stages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/merkel-cell-carcinoma\/mcc-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkel Cell Carcinoma Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;small translation&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Translation:\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/skincancer.org\/international\/le-cancer-de-la-cellule-de-merkel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2507\" src=\"https:\/\/skincancer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/france-flag-icon-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/international\/merkelzell-karzinom-mcc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2508\" src=\"https:\/\/skincancer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/germany-flag-icon-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/international\/il-carcinoma-a-cellule-di-merkel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2509\" src=\"https:\/\/skincancer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/italy-flag-icon-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/international\/el-carcinoma-de-celulas-de-merkel\/\">En Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Merkel Cell Carcinoma\u00a0<span style=\"color: rgba(50,63,74,0.65);\">Stages<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What it Means for You&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;9\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;large&#8221;]After testing is finished, your medical team will try to pinpoint how far the Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) has progressed. This process is known as <strong>staging<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Staging is a way to understand how much the cancer has grown and how far it has spread. The process also\u00a0helps doctors determine how to best treat MCC, and the risk of it coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Cancer staging can be complex and confusing. If you have been diagnosed with Merkel cell skin cancer, ask your doctor to explain your stage clearly, in a way that you can understand.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;page-nav&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#diagnosed\">How is MCC diagnosed?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sense\">MCC stages: making sense of it all.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1532456871168{background-color: #323f4a !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-nav&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Overview&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#323f4a&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffcc42&#8243; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincancer.org%2Fskin-cancer-information%2Fmerkel-cell-carcinoma%2F|title:Merkel%20Cell%20Carcinoma||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-nav&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Risk Factors&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#323f4a&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffcc42&#8243; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincancer.org%2Fskin-cancer-information%2Fmerkel-cell-carcinoma%2Frisk-factors%2F|title:Merkel%20Cell%20Carcinoma%20Risk%20Factors||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-nav&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Warning Signs&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#323f4a&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffcc42&#8243; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincancer.org%2Fskin-cancer-information%2Fmerkel-cell-carcinoma%2Fmcc-warning-signs%2F|title:Merkel%20Cell%20Carcinoma%20Warning%20Signs||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-nav&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Treatment&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#323f4a&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffcc42&#8243; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincancer.org%2Fskin-cancer-information%2Fmerkel-cell-carcinoma%2Fmcc-treatment%2F|title:Merkel%20Cell%20Carcinoma%20Treatment||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; el_class=&#8221;subpage-nav&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Patient Support&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#323f4a&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffcc42&#8243; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincancer.org%2Fskin-cancer-information%2Fmerkel-cell-carcinoma%2Fmcc-patient-support%2F|title:Merkel%20Cell%20Carcinoma%20Patient%20Support%20Center||&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row el_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; el_id=&#8221;diagnosed&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How is MCC diagnosed?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Merkel cell carcinoma is most frequently diagnosed after a patient notices skin changes and visits the doctor, where a biopsy and other tests (including imaging tests and blood tests) are conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Since MCC often quickly spreads to nearby lymph nodes, the nodes are checked once a diagnosis is confirmed. A <a href=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/merkel-cell-carcinoma\/mcc-stages\/slnb\/\">sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB)<\/a> is a common way to determine whether the disease has spread.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about what happens during a <a href=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/merkel-cell-carcinoma\/mcc-stages\/slnb\/\">sentinel lymph node biopsy<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; el_id=&#8221;sense&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;MCC stages: making sense of it all.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After testing is finished, your medical team will try to pinpoint how far the disease has progressed. This process is known as <b>staging<\/b>. Staging is a way to understand how much the cancer has grown and how far it has spread. This helps determine how to best treat it, and the risk of it coming back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <b>TNM<\/b> system is frequently used to stage MCC. It\u2019s a classification based on three factors:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>T<\/b> represents the size of the original\u00a0<b>tumor<\/b>, its growth rate and other factors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>N <\/b>indicates whether the cancer has spread to the local lymph\u00a0<b>nodes<\/b> and to what extent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>M<\/b> stands for the spread or <b>metastasis<\/b> to distant lymph nodes and organs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once the patient\u2019s TNM categories have been established, the overall stage number is assigned. As a rule, the lower the stage number, the less the disease has progressed.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;stat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559229386044{padding-right: 2em !important;padding-left: 2em !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;MCC Staging&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><i class=\"fal fa-tachometer-slowest fa-2x\"><\/i> Stage 0<\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"small\">Tumor has not advanced beyond the outermost layer of skin. This stage is also called carcinoma<em> in situ<\/em>, which means \u201cin its original place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><i class=\"fal fa-tachometer-fast fa-2x\"><\/i> Stage III<\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"small\">Tumor cells have advanced beyond the original tumor and may have traveled as far as the nearby lymph nodes, but not beyond.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><i class=\"fal fa-tachometer-slow fa-2x\"><\/i> Stage I and II<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1 small\">Tumor has not spread to nearby lymph nodes. Stage I includes smaller tumors and stage II includes larger and\/or higher-risk tumors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><i class=\"fal fa-tachometer-fastest fa-2x\"><\/i> Stage IV<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1 small\">Tumor cells have spread to distant body areas, lymph nodes or organs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559232506439{margin-top: 2em !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These stages are each further broken down, from lowest to highest risk, depending on different characteristics of the original tumor and the areas where it has spread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once the stage of the cancer is determined, your doctor will develop a treatment plan that\u2019s best for you.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<em><strong>Reviewed by<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Sandra D\u2019Angelo, MD<br \/>\nPaul Nghiem, MD, PhD<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;news&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sun &amp; Skin<span style=\"color: #ffcc42;\">\u00a0News<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;3&#8243; item=&#8221;326&#8243; initial_loading_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1745332072998-07d2985a-3aa9-4&#8243; taxonomies=&#8221;31&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;small translation&#8221;] Translation:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 En Espa\u00f1ol [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Merkel Cell Carcinoma\u00a0Stages [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What it Means for You&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":591,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-614","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Merkel Cell Carcinoma Stages - The Skin Cancer Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) staging is a way to understand how much the cancer has grown and how far it has spread. 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