Case 19-2008 – A 63-Year-Old HIV-Positive Man with Cutaneous Merkel-Cell Carcinoma
June 19, 2008
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine
Publication Date
June 19, 2008
Authors
Paul M. Busse, M.D., Ph.D., John R. Clark, M.D., Victorine V. Muse, M.D., and Vincent Liu, M.D.
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A 63-year-old HIV-positive man was referred to this hospital for management of a cutaneous Merkel-cell carcinoma on the forehead that metastasized to the ipsilateral preauricular and cervical lymph nodes. A treatment plan was established.
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