Treatment of a Patient with Merkel Cell Skin Carcinoma Using Radiation Therapy - A Case Report | Zendy

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Treatment of a Patient with Merkel Cell Skin Carcinoma Using Radiation Therapy - A Case Report

Author(s) -

Andrej Petrov,

Slavica Kraleva,

Katerina KubelkaSabit,

Deva Petrova

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open access macedonian journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 1857-9655

DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2018.120

Subject(s) - merkel cell carcinoma , medicine , radiation therapy , merkel cell polyomavirus , basal cell carcinoma , merkel cell , pathology , biopsy , carcinoma , forehead , dermatology , radiology , surgery , basal cell

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, very aggressive tumour. The pathogenesis remains unclear, but UV radiation, immunosuppression, and the presence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in the tumour genome appear to have a key role. Merkel cell carcinoma is a highly aggressive tumour that often has a lethal end.

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