Merkel Cell Carcinoma is a rare type of aggressive and often fatal neuroendocrine tumor of the skin.We report a clinical case of a 56-year-old female with a Merkel cell carcinoma on the left hand, without distant metastasis, treated with surgical excision of the lesion and radiotherapy.Based on this clinical case a research and review of the literature on this rare neoplasia was carried out.
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