title: Merkel cell tumor of the hand: report of two cases.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous neuroendocrine neoplasm. Often located on the head and neck, reports of Merkel cell carcinoma in the hand are extremely limited. In this article, we review 2 cases of Merkel cell carcinoma of a digit treated with ray resection and sentinel lymph node dissection with greater than 5 years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. dmikoly@lumc.edu
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mikolyzk
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bednar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery