Multiple Merkel Cell Carcinoma in a Vietnam Veteran Exposed to Agent Orange / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 191-194, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-16192
ABSTRACT
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare aggressive primary skin cancer which mostly occurs in the elderly on sun-exposed skin. It usually presents as a solitary dome-shaped red or purple nodule on the head, neck and extremities. The mortality rate is higher than the rate for malignant melanoma because its local recurrence is common. Agent Orange, an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War, contains dioxin contaminants and can cause several dermatoses and skin cancers. We report a case of multiple Merkel cell carcinoma in a 65-year-old male with lesions on the head and neck, who had been exposed to Agent Orange during Vietnam War.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Skin
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Skin Diseases
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Skin Neoplasms
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2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
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Veterans
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Vietnam
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Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
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Citrus sinensis
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2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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