Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4122275 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryMerkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive, cutaneous malignancy of the elderly with a generally poor prognosis. Like all skin cancers, its incidence is rising. A few reports of spontaneous regression have been published. The case of a 67-year-old female patient who presented with a cheek Merkel cell carcinoma is described. Following biopsy it underwent complete regression with no evidence of residual tumour in the excision specimen taken seven weeks later. The current knowledge of Merkel cell carcinoma and the other cases of spontaneous regression described in the literature are reviewed.
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Authors
Martin J.J. Vesely, Dylan J. Murray, Peter C. Neligan, Christine B. Novak, Patrick J. Gullane, Danny Ghazarian,