A review of the epidemiology and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma

A review of the epidemiology and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma

Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare and aggressive neoplasm. Due to its rarity, therapeutic guidelines are not well established, especially for regionally advanced disease. Articles in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish from the last 20 years were identified in MEDLINE and reviewed....

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Main Authors: João Pedreira Duprat, Gilles Landman, João Victor Salvajoli, Eduard Rene Brechtbühl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Carcinoma
Merkel CELL
Literature review
Radiotherapy
Polyomavirus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001000023

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