Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report

This is a new case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the vulva. It is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma with an aggressive behavior. Because of its rarity in this location, it is not clear whether it behaves differently from the usual neuroendocrine carcinomas of the skin. A case of a 63-year-old patient wi...

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Autores principales: Iavazzo, C., Terzi, M., Arapantoni-Dadioti, P., Dertimas, V., Vorgias, G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21629810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/546972
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author Iavazzo, C.
Terzi, M.
Arapantoni-Dadioti, P.
Dertimas, V.
Vorgias, G.
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Terzi, M.
Arapantoni-Dadioti, P.
Dertimas, V.
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description This is a new case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the vulva. It is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma with an aggressive behavior. Because of its rarity in this location, it is not clear whether it behaves differently from the usual neuroendocrine carcinomas of the skin. A case of a 63-year-old patient with vulvar Merkel carcinoma is presented. The clinical presentation, microscopic and immunohistochemical features, and treatment are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-30992172011-05-31 Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report Iavazzo, C. Terzi, M. Arapantoni-Dadioti, P. Dertimas, V. Vorgias, G. Case Rep Med Case Report This is a new case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the vulva. It is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma with an aggressive behavior. Because of its rarity in this location, it is not clear whether it behaves differently from the usual neuroendocrine carcinomas of the skin. A case of a 63-year-old patient with vulvar Merkel carcinoma is presented. The clinical presentation, microscopic and immunohistochemical features, and treatment are discussed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3099217/ /pubmed/21629810 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/546972 Text en Copyright © 2011 C. Iavazzo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Iavazzo, C.
Terzi, M.
Arapantoni-Dadioti, P.
Dertimas, V.
Vorgias, G.
Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report
title Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_full Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_short Vulvar Merkel Carcinoma: A Case Report
title_sort vulvar merkel carcinoma: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21629810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/546972
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