Merkel cell carcinoma. Report of a case with an atypical location and presentation.

Authors :: Fernández-Regueiro R
Suárez-Sánchez FJ
Morís-de la-Tassa J
Source :: Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatologia (English ed.) [Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol (Engl Ed)] 2019 Jul - Aug; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 313-315. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 06.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Merkel cell tumour is a rare skin tumour of high malignancy, poor prognosis and low survival. It is characterized by its tendency to lymph node and vascular invasion and by a high percentage of locoregional recurrence in the year following surgical removal. It affects adults between 60 and 80 years of age and often occurs in the head and neck. We present the case of an 85-year-old man presenting with an ulcerated gluteal mass of 4 months' evolution. Diagnosis was by histopathological and immunohistochemical study. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are important to improve the prognosis of these patients.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 SECOT. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Aged, 80 and over
Buttocks
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell pathology
Skin Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms pathology

Language :: English; Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :: 2173-576X
Volume :: 63
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Revista espanola de cirugia ortopedica y traumatologia (English ed.)
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 31072794
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recot.2019.01.001

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