Abstract:
:Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon cutaneous malignancy. Although it is rare, Merkel cell carcinoma has been described as the most malignant primary skin tumor. It is therefore important that once diagnosed, Merkel cell carcinoma is treated appropriately. The aim of this short review is to provide a summary of the available literature to guide clinicians in the future management of such patients. Inevitably in such a rare disease, there are no randomized trials of therapy. The treatment of individual patients will rely on opinion as much as the 'evidence'.
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Expert Rev Anticancer Therjournal_title
Expert review of anticancer therapyauthors
Plunkett TA,Subrumanian R,Leslie MD,Harper PGdoi
10.1586/14737140.1.3.441keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2001-10-01 00:00:00pages
441-5issue
3eissn
1473-7140issn
1744-8328pii
ERA010314journal_volume
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2021-01-29 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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