Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Left Cheek With Testicular Metastasis: An Uncommon Occurrence.
Cureus
; 15(7): e42188, 2023 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-37602032
ABSTRACT
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an infrequent and aggressive neuroendocrine tumor of the skin. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is an effective imaging technique with good diagnostic accuracy that may be used to help stage MCC and for detecting unexpected recurrences and distant metastatic disease. Other causes of testicular neoplasms, such as primary testicular tumors, lymphomas, or anaplastic small cell melanomas, are difficult to differentiate from MCC testicular metastases on imaging, and tumor markers and histopathology will help confirm it. The current case is a 65-year-old non-immunocompromised male with Merkel cell carcinoma who was incidentally identified with testicular metastases on PET/CT and confirmed on histopathology.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Cureus
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos