[Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin].
This study reports five cases of Merkel-cell carcinoma of the skin. Then the authors review the present state of the art from the data already available in the literature concerning this malignant primary skin tumor. A part from local excision, no standard procedures are described. The literature provides a lot of discrepancies concerning the additional treatments such as lymph mode excision, radio and chemotherapy. The prognosis of this tumor remains poor because of a high incidence of local recurrence, a frequent spread to regional lymph modes and the development metastases.
Costagliola
M
M
Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Réparatrice, Hôpital de Rangueuil, Toulouse.
Rouge
D
D
Grolleau
J L
JL
Kertesz
P
P
Chavoin
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
Carcinome de la peau à cellules de Merkel (merkélome).