Merkel cell tumour of the finger

Authors: Spalvieri, Cristina1; Brunelli, Francesco1; Bachmeyer, Claude Christophe2

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Volume 41, Number 3, 2007 , pp. 149-151(3)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

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Abstract:

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare primary neuroendocrine tumour. Biologically aggressive, it may be difficult to treat. We report a case of MCC on the dorsal base of the left second finger and we discuss its treatment and prognosis.

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma; trabecular cell carcinoma; neuroendocrine skin tumour; skin neoplasms

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02844310600699457

Affiliations: 1: Institut de la Main, Paris 2: Département de Médicine Interne, Hôpital Laënnec, Creil, France

Publication date: 2007-01-01

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