Intraepidermal and dermal Merkel cell carcinoma with squamous cell carcinoma in situ: A case report with review of literature

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 881-885

  Sirikanjanapong, Sasis ^a   Melamed, Jonathan ^a   Patel, Rishi R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MULTIPLE CANCER; PATHOLOGY; SCALP; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77953424378     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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