Merkel cell carcinoma arising from postoperative scar: An unusual presentation

Authors :: Mualla Polat
Tekden Karapınar
Hesna Müzeyyen Astarcı
Bengü Tuman
Metin Görgü
BAİBÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü
Source :: Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 96-98 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Galenos Yayinevi, 2021.
Abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive and uncommon primary cutaneous neuroendocrine cancer. With unknown pathogenesis, immunosuppression, ultraviolet radiation, Merkel cell polyomavirus, and arsenic exposure are the risk factors. Reported here is a rare case of MCC developing on a scar tissue.

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