Giant Merkel cell carcinoma of the left arm. Case report

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Published: Nov 1, 2009
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Merkel cell carcinoma, Neuroendocrine tumor, Surgery

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Roberto Sivelli
Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy
Andrea Ghirarduzzi
Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy
Paolo Del Rio
Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy
Roberto Ricci
Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia patologica, Ospedale di Parma, Italy
Mario Sianesi
Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy

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.

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Sivelli, Roberto, et al. “Giant Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Left Arm. Case Report”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 80, no. 6, Nov. 2009, pp. 489-92, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/2452.
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Vol. 80 No. 6 (2009)
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Case Report