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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Spontaneous regression of Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a case report | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL Sr CASE REPORTS Open Access Case report Spontaneous regression of Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia a case report ToTTiQrQ TiirV1 ídrlií 2 ĩtrQnQ QmolĩdTi2 KTdr iT ioAzic2 . U-A. j LẤj . 1 -LAtc. sv-ic rc Vana jXẤi. . . Irena Seili Bekafigo2 Jelena Radic3 and Gordana Zamolo3 Address department of Internal Medicine School of Medicine University of Rijeka Br. Branchetta 20 Rijeka Croatia department of Internal Medicine University Hospital Rijeka Cambierieva 17 5 Rijeka Croatia and department of Pathology School of Medicine University of Rijeka Br. Branchetta 20 Rijeka Croatia Email TT- ZCO - IS - AN - ISB - JR - GZ - gordanazamolo@ Corresponding author Published 27 May 2009 Received 7 March 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 7270 doi 1752-1947-3-7270 Accepted 22 January 2009 This article is available from http jmedicalcasereports article view 7270 2009 Turk et al licensee Cases Network Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine malignant tumor. The tumor has a high rate of local recurrence after surgical removal. Spontaneous regression appears to be relatively common in this rare type of tumor. Case presentation We describe the clinical course cytological and histological findings of a Merkel cell carcinoma in a 70-year-old Caucasian woman simultaneously diagnosed with chronic lymphatic leukemia. The tumor showed clinical regression