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KMID : 0363220110490020191
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011 Volume.49 No. 2 p.191 ~ p.194
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Multiple Merkel Cell Carcinoma in a Vietnam Veteran Exposed to Agent Orange
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Kang Gyo-Shin
Hwang Sung-Min
Kim Dong-Min
Suh Moo-Kyu
Kim Jae-Hong
Jang Suk-Yong
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Abstract
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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare aggressive primary skin cancer which mostly occurs in the elderly on sun-exposed skin. It usually presents as a solitary dome-shaped red or purple nodule on the head, neck and extremities. The mortality rate is higher than the rate for malignant melanoma because its local recurrence is common. Agent Orange, an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War, contains dioxin contaminants and can cause several dermatoses and skin cancers. We report a case of multiple Merkel cell carcinoma in a 65-year-old male with lesions on the head and neck, who had been exposed to Agent Orange during Vietnam War.
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KEYWORD
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Agent Orange, Merkel cell carcinoma
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