title: [The role of lymphoscintigraphy in the treatment of Merkel´s cells carcinoma].
abstract: The Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, serious, neuroendocrine, malignant skin cancer with lymph node involvement in half of patients and disseminated metastases in 20% of cases at the time of pathological diagnosis. Its treatment is not fully established, though the sentinel lymph node has been considered essential and may bring benefits to the therapeutic armamentarium of patients.
authors: Departamento de Cirurgia do Hospital Universitário, da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – MG-BR. caxiaogomes@terra.com.br
authors: Carlos Augusto
authors: CA
authors: Gomes
authors: Cléber
authors: C
authors: Soares Júnior
authors: Ana Carolina Proença
authors: AC
authors: Costa
authors: Fernanda Freitas de
authors: FF
authors: Brito
authors: Vitor Vitoi
authors: VV
authors: Cangussú
authors: Camila Couto
authors: CC
authors: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy