Merkel cell tumor.
A case of a rapidly growing Merkel cell tumor occurring on the lower extremity in an 83-year-old woman is reported. A brief review of the clinical characteristics of this tumor as well as its immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features are presented.
Beck
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Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
Herzberg
A J
AJ
White
P F
PF
Burton
C S
CS
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007866:Leg; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012737:Sex Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure