Ann Plast Reconstr Surg | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Case Series | Open Access

Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelids – One Centers Experience

Mariliis Putnik, Reili Rebane and Artur Klett^*

East Tallinn Central Hospital Eye Clinic, Tallinn, Estonia

^*Correspondance to: Artur Klett 

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Abstract

We report three cases of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) of the eyelids treated at East Tallinn Central Hospital Eye Clinic. The records of three patients with histologically proven MCC were analyzed retrospectively. Recorded data included demographic features, type of treatment and outcome. They were seen and managed by the third author (AK) from 2002-2016. None of the patients demonstrated clinical evidence of lymph node involvement or metastasis at the time of initial presentation. Each case was staged according to initial clinical presentation using AJCC TNM staging for MCC, 7^th edition. All patients were treated with wide surgical excision. One patient received additional radiotherapy because of tumor free margins of only 3 mm. All the patients are under observation without recurrence since wide excision of the tumor was done.

Keywords:

Merkel cell carcinomal; Eyelid tumor

Citation:

Putnik M, Rebane R, Klett A. Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelids – One Centers Experience. Ann Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;1(1):1002.