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2007, Number 6

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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2007; 35 (6)

Merkel cell carcinoma: an unusual clinical presentation

Figueiredo PE, Folleto H, Pereira NE, Oséias SD, Becker GG, Carla SL

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 290-294
PDF size: 302.62 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The Merkel cell carcinoma is an unusual and agressive neoplasm with bad prognostic. Commonly is located in the head and neck or extremities in eldery people. A 77-year-old white woman with a 80 mm primary lesion in right leg was diagnosticated as a primary Merkel cell carcinoma by histopathology and imunohistochemical staining. In her follow up, two new satelites lesions have appeared in a very short time, also inguinal and retroperitoneal lymph nodes chain were observed. The treatment was chemotherapy.


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