[Merkel cell carcinoma in lower end].
Merkel cells carcinoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasia. Studies revealed an increase in the occurrence from 0.15 to 0.44 cases for every 100.000 inhabitants between 1986 and 2001. Around 50% of the patients, eventually, develop systemic disease, being the most common sites the liver, the bones and the brain. The etiology is still unknown. The present study presents a new case of Merkel cells carcinoma in extremity, treated with local resection and adjuvant radiotherapy.
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Marcelo Wilson Rocha
MW
Almeida
Catiucia Carneiro
CC
Lopes
Hiram Larangeira de
HL
Almeida Junior
Luis Eugênio
LE
Costa
D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy