A merkel-cell carcinoma metastatic to the tonsil: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1812.e1-1812.e6

  Vasileiadis, Ioannis ^a   Sofopoulos, Michalis ^b   Arnogiannaki, Niki ^b   Georgopoulos, Stavros ^a  

^a Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (Greece)

^b Greek Anticancer Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CYTOKERATIN 20;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PALATINE TONSIL; PALATINE TONSILLECTOMY; PALATOPLASTY; REVIEW; TONSIL CANCER;

EID: 84884254468     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.06.196     Document Type: Article

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