Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Left Cheek With Testicular Metastasis: An Uncommon Occurrence

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...

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Autores principales: Suthar, Pokhraj P, Marathu, Kranthi K, Singh, Jagadeesh S, Kounsal, Avin, Saini, Divya, Chhetri, Lavanya, Prasad, Rameshwar, Hussein, Mohamed Z, Scaria, Gladson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10439678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602032
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42188
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Sumario: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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