Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma: case report

https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v161i4.548
Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cutaneous Tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors

Authors

  • Lourdes Herrera-Capriel
    lulahercapp@gmail.com
    Departamento de patología, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Azuani Orozco Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
Vol. 161 No. 4: October - December, 2022
Case Report
June 13, 2022
December 11, 2022

The case of a 74-year-old female patient with skin lesion in the malar region is presented. Microscopic study confirmed Merkel Cell Carcinoma, a skin tumor of neuroendocrine origin characterized by low frequency and high malignancy.

How to Cite

Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma: case report. (2022). Revista médica (Colegio De Médicos Y Cirujanos De Guatemala), 161(4), 434-436. https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v161i4.548