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Recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma of the testis with unknown primary site: a case report

BACKGROUND: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine tumor that commonly arises in the skin. It is rare for it to occur in the testes. There are only seven cases of testicular Merkel cell carcinoma reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 66-year-old Maori man presented...

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Autores principales: Mweempwa, Angela, Tan, Alvin, Dray, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5097413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27814751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1102-5