Multiple Primary Merkel Cell Carcinomas Presenting as Pruritic, Painful Lower Leg Tumors

• Main Authors: Laura Blumenthal (Author), Timothy VandenBoom (Author), Edward Melian (Author), Anthony Peterson (Author), Kelli A. Hutchens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and highly aggressive neuroendocrine tumor of the skin which almost exclusively presents as a solitary tumor. It is most often seen on sun-exposed regions, historically almost exclusively on the head and neck, with only rare case reports on the extremities. Alth...