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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| author | Margarida Areias Marques Miranda Pedro Mota Pedro Cardoso Alexandre Pereira Vânia Oliveira |
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| description | 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 this clinical case a research and review of the literature on this rare neoplasia was carried out. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d045bf0524e345868ac66b2ac9ca1bdd2022-12-21T22:25:25ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano1698-83961698-840X2020-05-01480106106510.1055/s-0040-1712090Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature ReviewMargarida Areias Marques Miranda0Pedro Mota1Pedro Cardoso2Alexandre Pereira3Vânia Oliveira4Orthopedics Service, Alto Minho Local Health Unit, Esposende, PortugalOrthopedics Service, Hospital Center of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, PortugalOrthopedics Service, Porto Hospital Center, Porto, PortugalOrthopedics Service, Porto Hospital Center, Porto, PortugalOrthopedics Service, Porto Hospital Center, Porto, PortugalMerkel 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 this clinical case a research and review of the literature on this rare neoplasia was carried out.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1712090carcinomamerkel cellshand |
| spellingShingle | Margarida Areias Marques Miranda Pedro Mota Pedro Cardoso Alexandre Pereira Vânia Oliveira Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano carcinoma merkel cells hand |
| title | Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | merkel cell carcinoma case report and literature review |
| topic | carcinoma merkel cells hand |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1712090 |
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