title: Merkel cell carcinoma in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer which seems to be common in transplant recipients. We describe the case of a renal transplant patient who developed a MCC on the right glutaeus eight years after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Bisceglie, Bari, Italy. rajsi@tin.it
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Silvestris
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Elia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarantino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucarelli
mesh_terms: D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy