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TY - JOUR
T1 - Merkelcellekarcinom
AU - Naseri, Simon
AU - Steiniche, Torben
AU - Ladekarl, Morten
AU - Hölmich, Lisbet R.
AU - Langer, Seppo W
AU - Tabaksblat, Elizaveta
AU - Junker, Niels
AU - Chakera, Annette H.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Merkel cell carcinoma is a neuroendocrine skin carcinoma caused by the Merkel cell virus and ultraviolet radiation. Approximately 25 Danish patients are diagnosed each year. Merkel cell carcinoma is often located on the sun-exposed areas of the skin and definitive diagnosis is made by the pathologist. Patients are treated at the department of plastic surgery and oncology with treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapy as summarised in this review.
AB - Merkel cell carcinoma is a neuroendocrine skin carcinoma caused by the Merkel cell virus and ultraviolet radiation. Approximately 25 Danish patients are diagnosed each year. Merkel cell carcinoma is often located on the sun-exposed areas of the skin and definitive diagnosis is made by the pathologist. Patients are treated at the department of plastic surgery and oncology with treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapy as summarised in this review.
KW - Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
KW - Humans
KW - Immunotherapy
KW - Skin
KW - Skin Neoplasms
KW - Ultraviolet Rays
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 183
JO - Ugeskrift for Læger
JF - Ugeskrift for Læger
SN - 0041-5782
IS - 30
M1 - V03210260
ER -