An unusual presentation of Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid

Orbit

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-333

  Saedon, Habiba ^a   Hubbard, Alan ^b  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eyelid; Merkel cell carcinoma; Neuroendocrine tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOKERATIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYELID CARCINOMA; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; SUN EXPOSURE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; EYELID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 50049099700     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830802224916     Document Type: Article

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