title: Giant Merkel cell carcinoma of the left arm. Case report.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare tumor of dermal origin generally found in sun exposed skin. We report the case of a woman of 76 years old presenting a large vascularized Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the left arm lateral to the elbow joint, infiltrating the muscolo-fascial plane who was treated with surgical therapy and post operative radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sivelli
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghirarduzzi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sianesi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery