Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review

Merkel Cell Carcinoma is a rare type of aggressive and often fatal neuroendocrine tumor of the skin. We report a clinical case of a 56-year-old female with a Merkel cell carcinoma on the left hand, without distant metastasis, treated with surgical excision of the lesion and radiotherapy. Based on th...

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Main Authors: Margarida Areias Marques Miranda, Pedro Mota, Pedro Cardoso, Alexandre Pereira, Vânia Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2020-05-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1712090