Complete remission of Merkel cell carcinoma of the scalp with local and regional metastases after topical treatment with dinitrochlorbenzol

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 965-969

  Herrmann, Gernot ^a,b   Groth, Wolfgang ^a,b   Krieg, Thomas ^a,b   Mauch, Cornelia ^a,b  

^a University of Cologne ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; METASTASIS; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SCALP; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 2542484566     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.11.049     Document Type: Article

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