[Merkel cell carcinoma].
Merkel cell carcinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the skin, originating from neuroendocrine cells. A case report of Merkel cell carcinoma, discovered in a 77-Year-old woman, was diagnosed and confirmed on a biopsy. Diagnostic and therapeutic orientations of this unusual but malignant tumor are described.
Barile
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
Leroy
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C
Bolle
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Arrese
J E
JE
Hermanns-Le
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Piérard
G E
GE
Duchesne
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B
D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure