Remission of Merkel cell tumor after somatostatin analog treatment.
We recently treated one patient presenting with a disseminated non-operable Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) by lanreotide (somatostatin analog), with a complete remission of the disease and a follow up of 17 months. We present in this paper a case report with a review of the utilization of somatostatin analogues in the treatment of MCC.
Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU-Grenoble Hospital, Grenoble, France. dr_fakiha@yahoo.com
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D012074:Remission Induction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
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