Merkel cell carcinoma in the hand. Report of two cases
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Felipe Mesa1,2, Marcela Cardona3, Carolina Mesa4
1Titular Professor of Plastic Surgery, CES University, Medellín, Colombia.
Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
|January 27, 2022
Abstract:
Merkel-cell-carcinoma of the hand is rare. The Pathological and Immunohistochemical diagnosis helps us to focus the treatment. Immunotherapy has shown beneficial effects in unresectable/advanced/metastatic stages. The quantification of antibodies against Merkel-cell-polyomavirus (MCPyV) can be a useful for prognosis and follow-up. A wide margin in surgery and the sentinel node are the first option with Radiotherapy.

