Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2006 Dec;49(12):1209-1211.
A Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in the Auricle
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. hlpch@paran.com
Abstract
- Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon neuroendocrine neoplasm of the skin and arises in adults with a peak incidence in the sixth and seventh decades. Head and neck area and extremities are the most common location. Among primary sites of head and neck area, auricular Merkel cell carcinoma has proven to be rare and only twenty cases have been reported in the literature worldwide until today. The authors report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma in auricle for the first time in Korea with a review of literatures.
