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Published on: February 7, 2019
[Merkel cell carcinoma of the auricle]
J Jordan1, E Jordan, S M Piotrowski
1Oddział Otolaryngologiczny Szpitala Miejskiego im. J. Brudzińskiego w Gdyni.
Abstract:
A case of a 80-year-old woman suffering from Merkel cell carcinoma of the auricle with regional cervical lymph nodes metastases has been described. Surgical treatment (tumour and regional lymph nodes dissection) was applied at first. Metastasis to one lymph node was established in postoperative histological examination. Chemotherapy (farmorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine) in 3 cycles was applied within 2 months. In spite of the above, 4 months after tumour excision, metastatic lymph node manifested in the neck. Combined treatment, radical neck dissection and radiotherapy was applied then.
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