Merkel cell carcinoma of unknown primary site; case presentation and review of the literature
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Merkel cell carcinoma of unknown primary site; case presentation and review of the literature
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin malignancy associated with sun exposure and considered as a Neuroendocrine Tumor due to its characteristic histologic features. However there is increasing number of reports of Unknown Primary MCC's (UPMCC). Although initially UPMCC was considered a variant of known primary MCC, there is growing evidence that it could represent a different clinical ent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2049-0801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2015.10.013