1 Nov 2009Case Report
Giant Merkel cell carcinoma of the left arm. Case report
Roberto Sivelli 1Andrea Ghirarduzzi 1Paolo Rio 1Roberto Ricci 2Mario Sianesi 1
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy
2 Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia patologica, Ospedale di Parma, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2009, 80(6), 489-492;
Published: 1 Nov 2009
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Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare tumor of dermal origin generally found in sun exposed skin. We report the case of a woman of 76 years old presenting a large vascularized Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the left arm lateral to the elbow joint, infiltrating the muscolo-fascial plane who was treated with surgical therapy and post operative radiotherapy.
Keywords
- Merkel cell carcinoma
- Neuroendocrine tumor
- Surgery
