Successful Treatment of Facial Merkel Cell Carcinoma Using CyberKnife Radiotherapy Alone: A Case Report
Shinichiro Mizumatsu,
Toshiharu Fujiyama
Abstract:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine skin tumor. Herein, we present a case of MCC which was successfully treated with radiotherapy alone using CyberKnife® (CK) (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, California, United States). An 86-year-old female patient presented with multiple painless pink rash skin tumors on the left cheek. The patient was diagnosed with MCC based on a lesion biopsy (T2cN2M0, stage IIIB). The patient was referred for CK radiotherapy (CKR) at our institution becau… Show more
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