title: Radiotherapy and hyperthermia in the treatment of primary Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muggianu
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rainero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panarese
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raposio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Franzone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guenzi
mesh_terms: 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