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Case Reports

Merkel cell carcinoma in the hand. Report of two cases

Felipe Mesaa Titular Professor of Plastic Surgery, CES University, Medellín, Colombia;b Plastic Surgeon IQ interquirofanos, Fundacion Colombiana de Cancerologia, Clinica Vida, Medellin, ColombiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marcela Cardonac Dermatology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Carolina Mesad Dermatology, CES University. Medellin, Colombia
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Rodrigo Restrepoe Dermatopathologist, CES University, Medellin, Colombia
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Juan Andrés Echeverrif Physician CES University, Medellín, Colombia
Pages 41-45 | Received 22 Jun 2021, Accepted 31 Dec 2021, Published online: 21 Jan 2022

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