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 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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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2012
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912012000200015 |
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