Radiotherapy and hyperthermia in the treatment of primary Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin: a case report.
We report a case of a large Merkel cell skin tumor (left cheek) in an 83 year-old woman treated by a combination of radiotherapy and hyperthermia. A complete response to the treatment was observed and without side effects. The patient has now been followed for 12 months without signs of recurrence, nodal disease, or distant metastasis.
Muggianu
M
M
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy.
Rainero
M L
ML
Panarese
P
P
Raposio
E
E
Franzone
P
P
Guenzi
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed