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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Unique presentation of Merkel cell tumour affecting the hand.

Julia Tomtschik, Keith Sweitzer, Derek Bell

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia TomtschikSchool of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA julia_tomtschik@urmc.rochester.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6982-7856
Keith SweitzerDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Derek BellDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
University of Rochester Medical Center · USUniversity of Rochester · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and highly aggressive skin cancer which most commonly occurs on the head and neck. A limited number of cases of MCC of the hand have been reported in the English literature. We describe a case of MCC of the hand in a man in his late 60s. The lesion presented on the dorsum of the left fifth digit, with metastasis to the left axillary lymph nodes. The primary lesion grew rapidly over a span of 3 months. The patient was treated with two courses of neoadjuvant nivolumab, amputation of the digit and left axillary lymph node resection followed by radiotherapy to the left hand and left axilla. He continues to follow-up for radiotherapy treatment 3 months postoperatively.

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Carcinoma, Merkel CellSkin NeoplasmsAxillaHandHumansLymph NodesMaleDermatologyPlastic and reconstructive surgerySkin cancerSurgical oncology

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PMID35354568
PMCPMC8968564
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