title: Merkel cell carcinoma in the nasal cavity: a case report.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma is an aggressive dermal neoplasm of neuroendocrine origin with a predilection for the head-and-neck region in elderly patients. We present a case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the nasal fossa. Local wide excision was performed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Melgarejo-Moreno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hellin-Meseguer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarroca-Capell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*