Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma: case report
Vol. 161 No. 4: October - December, 2022
Case Report
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.
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Herrera-Capriel L, Orozco A. Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma: case report. Rev. méd. (Col. Méd. Cir. Guatem.) [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 11 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];161(4):434-6. Available from: https://revistamedicagt.org/index.php/RevMedGuatemala/article/view/548
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