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18552007

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare malignant primary tumor of the skin, which develop typically in the elderly in the sun exposed areas of the skin, most commonly in the head and neck region. This tumor is very aggressive with a high rate of regional and distant metastases, marked propensity for local et regional recurrence, and very poor survival. Skin lesions are typically red or purple and present as a solitary dome-shaped nodule or indurated plaque. The recognition of such tumor in not difficult, but in same cases, when the tumor infiltrate deeper organs and structures it may cause some problems. We describe a case of 86 years old women who was operated in our department with an initial diagnosis of parotid tumor infiltrating the skin of the preauricular region and the facial nerve. The histopatological and immunohistochemical examination of the tumor showed that it was Merkel cell carcinoma, which in fact developed in the skin and infiltrated parotid gland and facial nerve. After operation patient received 2 courses of palliative radiation. Until now during a 4,5 years follow up there was no recurrence of the tumor and the patient is well.
pubmed:language
pol
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0030-6657
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
724-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Merkel cell-carcinoma in the parotid gland--review of literature and case report].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej AM im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports