Hellner D, Günzl H J, Friedrich R, Schmelzle R
Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie, Nordwestdeutsche Kieferklinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Zentralbl Pathol. 1994 Jul;140(2):135-42.
Six patients suffering from Merkel cell carcinoma of the face are described. A reliable confirmation and differential diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma have become possible with the aid of immunohistochemistry. There is a poor prognosis for patients affected by this tumour. Three out of the six cases described died within two years, two of them with distant metastases, one with a widespread local recurrence. Optimal treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma consists in early radical resection, perhaps combined with radiotherapy.
