Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous skin lesion with a variable but often aggressive clinical course. Patient survival correlates with nodal status and the presence of distant metastases. The histologic status of the sentinel lymph node consistently correlates with the incidence of regio
Lymphoscintigraphy as a means for planning radiation therapy in a case of merkel cell carcinoma of the buttock
โ Scribed by Pamela C. Hebbard; Brent Tompkins; Nikolina Curcin; Beverley A. Carter; Debrah A. Wirtzfeld
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 170 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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