title: Merkel cell carcinoma of the hand: case report and literature review.
abstract: We are reporting on a 72-year-old male who was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma on the dorsal aspect of his left index finger. This rare highly aggressive malignancy of the skin has only exceptionally been described on the finger or hand. This case report helps review important findings associated with this rare malignancy and reviews the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of plastic surgery, hôpital Notre-Dame, centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Daghistani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Younan
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Brutus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001706:Biopsy; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012307:Risk Factors; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*