SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY SKIN CARCINOMA
โ Scribed by Simmons, H.T.
- Book ID
- 122682955
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1935
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 680 KB
- Volume
- 226
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin (Merkel's cell carcinoma) is a rare tumor. Until recently 86 patients with this tumor have been described. Two cases of this tumor are presented. This neoplasm has a high propensity for lymphatic as well as hematogenous metastases. It presents as a dermal
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