Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin cancer with a neuroendocrine phenotype. Here, the authors reported a case of MCC, presented as a rapidly growing, asymptomatic, erythematous nodule measuring 3.8 cm×2.8 cm in diameter on the right cheek of an 85-year-old Caucasian woman. After resection of the nodule, the defect was repaired with cutaneous graft taken from the supraclavicular area and healed uneventfully. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of MCC.
Sisti, A., Brandi, C., Grimaldi, L., Alfieri, E.P., Cuomo, R., Zerini, I., et al. (2018). Merkel cell carcinoma of the cheek. THE JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, 29(3), e290-e291 [10.1097/SCS.0000000000004320].
Merkel cell carcinoma of the cheek
Sisti, Andrea;Brandi, Cesare;Grimaldi, Luca;Alfieri, Edoardo Pica;Cuomo, Roberto;Zerini, Irene;Nisi, Giuseppe
2018-01-01
Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin cancer with a neuroendocrine phenotype. Here, the authors reported a case of MCC, presented as a rapidly growing, asymptomatic, erythematous nodule measuring 3.8 cm×2.8 cm in diameter on the right cheek of an 85-year-old Caucasian woman. After resection of the nodule, the defect was repaired with cutaneous graft taken from the supraclavicular area and healed uneventfully. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of MCC.
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