Open AccessNeuroendocrine tumor of the skin of head and neck
Author(s) -
Srboljub Stošić,
Dejan Đurđević,
Ružica Kozomara,
Z Mirković,
Tatjana Stošić-Opinćal
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0511861s
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , head and neck , merkel cell , metastasis , surgery , distant metastasis , neuroendocrine tumors , merkel cell carcinoma , carcinoma , cancer
Merkel cell carcinom is a rare neuroendrocine tumor of skin which manifests it self through aggressive growth and early regional metastasis. It develops mainly in older population. Locally, the tumor spreads intracutaneously.