AWARENESS FOR MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA: CONSIDER IT

AWARENESS FOR MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA: CONSIDER IT

We present a case of a 71-year-old Caucasian male complaining of left lateral lower eyelid swelling after an insect sting sensation. Physical examination showed an oval shaped lesion (diameter of half a centimetre), mobile, with well-defined edges, soft consistency and erythema. Palpation was painl...

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Main Author:	Bruno Pina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2017-09-01
Series:	Vision Pan-America
Subjects:	Merkel Cell Carcinoma Eyelid Neoplasms Merkel Cells Ophthalmology Skin Neoplasms
Online Access:	http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/414

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