title: Intracranial spread of Merkel cell carcinoma through intact skull.
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Barkdull
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Weisman
mesh_terms: D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed