Diagnostic pitfalls of Merkel cell carcinoma and dramatic response to chemotherapy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 322-328

  Chang, Sung Eun ^a   Suh, Jung Wha ^a   Choi, Jee Ho ^a,b   Yoon, Ghil Suk ^a   Huh, Jooryung ^a   Sung, Kyung Jeh ^a   Moon, Kee Chan ^a   Kim, Woo Gun ^a   Koh, Jai Kyoung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Diagnostic difficulties; Unusual Merkel cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031834654     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02405.x     Document Type: Article

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