title: [Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin in a patient with myasthenia gravis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: UO di Medicina Interna, ASL n. 2 Savovese, Ospedale S. Maria Misericordia, Albenga (Savona), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gianfreda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caiffi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Franceschi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dodero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durante
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faletti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebuttato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schivo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tassara
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents