Merkel cell carcinoma of the gingival mucosa in a black young adult |
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Authors: | Diallo M Diallo K B Niang A Ba F K Toure S Diop Y Mbaye P S |
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Affiliation: | H?pital Principal de Dakar, Dermatologie, BP 6821 Dakar-Etoile, Sénégal. moussante@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive primary neuroendocrine neoplasm of the skin with a poor prognosis. It occurs mainly in the skin of white elderly patients. Its occurrence in intraoral mucosal sites is rare. We report a rare case of MCC that arose in the gingival mucosa of young black adult. |
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