Rapidly Enlarging Forearm Mass in a 74-Year-Old Male: A Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Soft Tissue Tumor.

Ziegler SA, Zimmer CR, Ziegler B

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.114030
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.114030,
  title = {Rapidly Enlarging Forearm Mass in a 74-Year-Old Male: A Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Soft Tissue Tumor.},
  author = {Ziegler SA and Zimmer CR and Ziegler B},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.114030},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114030}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Rapidly Enlarging Forearm Mass in a 74-Year-Old Male: A Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Soft Tissue Tumor.
AU  - Ziegler SA
AU  - Zimmer CR
AU  - Ziegler B
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.114030
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114030
ER  -

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SA, Z., CR, Z., & B, Z. (2026). Rapidly Enlarging Forearm Mass in a 74-Year-Old Male: A Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Soft Tissue Tumor.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114030

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