Merkel cell carcinoma: a prompt diagnosis to increase survival

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Dec;33(12):e478-e480. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15805. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Authors

M A Chessa¹, M Malosso¹, F Pepe¹, A Patrizi¹, S Telo², V Ambrosini², S Fanti², M Magnano¹, C Baraldi¹, B Corti³, F Filippi¹, S Vaccari¹, A Pileri¹, F Bardazzi¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
² Nuclear Medicine, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Pathology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 31310359
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15805

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Survival Rate