Merkel cell carcinoma in a renal transplant patient
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Merkel cell carcinoma in a renal transplant patient
Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer which seems to be common in transplant recipients. We describe the case of a renal transplant patient who developed a MCC on the right glutaeus eight years after transplantation.
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