[Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin in a patient with myasthenia gravis].
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine tumor of the skin commonly seen in the elderly on the head, neck and extremities, with a predisposition for local regional and distant spreading. A case of Merkel cell carcinoma occurred in a woman treated with immunosuppressive therapy for myasthenia gravis, is described and the possibility of a link between the immunosuppressive and/or oncogenic therapy and this tumor is suggested.
Gianfreda
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UO di Medicina Interna, ASL n. 2 Savovese, Ospedale S. Maria Misericordia, Albenga (Savona), Italy.
Caiffi
S
S
De Franceschi
T
T
Dodero
C
C
Durante
R
R
Faletti
P
P
Rebuttato
A
A
Schivo
A
A
Tassara
R
R
D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents