Merkelzellkarzinom an der rechten Wange und Spontanregression –
                    Fallbeispiel und Literaturreview

B. Strub; M. Moron; C. Meuli-Simmen; J. Grünert

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1283812

Zentralblatt für Chirurgie - Zeitschrift für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Zentralbl Chir 2013; 138(S 02): e113-e116
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1283812

Kasuistik

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Merkelzellkarzinom an der rechten Wange und Spontanregression – Fallbeispiel und Literaturreview

Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Right Cheek and Spontaneous Regression – Case Report and Literature Review

B. Strub

¹Kantonsspital Aarau, Hand-, Plastische- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Aarau, Schweiz

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M. Moron

¹Kantonsspital Aarau, Hand-, Plastische- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Aarau, Schweiz

,

C. Meuli-Simmen

¹Kantonsspital Aarau, Hand-, Plastische- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Aarau, Schweiz

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J. Grünert

²Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Hand-, Plastische- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, St. Gallen, Schweiz

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