Giant Merkel cell carcinoma of the left arm. Case report.
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.
Sivelli
Roberto
R
Institute of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery School of Medicine, University of Parma, Italy.
Ghirarduzzi
Andrea
A
Del Rio
Paolo
P
Ricci
Roberto
R
Sianesi
Mario
M
D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery