Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Breast and Melanoma Surgical Oncology in Rochester Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Dermatology Melanoma Surgical Oncology in Jacksonville Merkel Cell Carcinoma Clinic Oncology (Medical) Orthopedic Oncology Radiation Oncology By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment Jan. 10, 2025 Print Living with merkel cell carcinoma? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community. Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) Discussions Pituitary tumor symptoms: joint, muscle and body aches 173 Replies Sat, Sep 13, 2025 chevron-right Neuroendocrine Carcinoma with Liver Metastasis 69 Replies Sat, Sep 13, 2025 chevron-right Anyone else get bloating and abdominal pain from NETS or Lanreotide? 85 Replies Sat, Sep 13, 2025 chevron-right See more discussions Related Merkel cell carcinoma Associated Procedures Cancer treatment Chemotherapy Chest X-rays CT scan Mohs surgery Positron emission tomography scan Radiation therapy Sentinel node biopsy Skin biopsy Show more associated procedures News from Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Q and A: Merkel cell carcinoma Sept. 21, 2023, 01:30 p.m. CDT Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Available Skincare Products at Mayo Clinic Store Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Merkel cell carcinomaSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20155334 Diseases & Conditions Merkel cell carcinoma