Carcinoma de células de Merkel em extremidade inferior

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...

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Published in:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2012-04, Vol.39 (2), p.165-167
Main Authors: Almeida, Marcelo Wilson Rocha, Lopes, Catiucia Carneiro, Almeida Junior, Hiram Larangeira de, Costa, Luis Eugênio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcinoma, Merkel cell
Drug therapy
Lower extremity
Radiotherapy
Skin neoplasms
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0100-6991
1809-4546
0100-6991
DOI:10.1590/S0100-69912012000200015