Yıldırım, SerkanAköz, TayfunYavuzer, DilekAkan, MithatAvcı, Gülden2024-07-122024-07-122001Yıldırım, S., Aköz, T., Yavuzer, D., Akan, M. ve Avcı, G. (2001). A case of merkel cell carcinoma with extension into the orbital cavity. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 46(2), s. 198-199.1536-3708https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/3537Merkel cell carcinoma or neuroendocrine carcinoma is a rare but frequently aggressive form of skin cancer. Initially described in 1972 by Toker as a “trabecular carcinoma of the skin,” this tumor was believed to derive from primitive sweat gland cells. 1 I n 1978, Tang and Toker 2 reported the findings of an ultrastructural study of 3 patients and postulated that the tumor was derived from the neural crest.enCC0 1.0 Universalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle1992Q219846