Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Retroperitoneum with No Identifiable Primary Site
Joint Authors
Longo, Flavia
Emiliani, Alessandra
Lapadula, Vittoria
Rossini, Daniele
De Filippis, Lucilla
Del Bene, Gabriella
Caponnetto, Salvatore
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an extremely rare primary neuroendocrine neoplasm of the skin that shows aggressive behavior and a poor prognosis.
We report a case of a 67-year-old male with a Merkel cell carcinoma which initially presented itself as a large retroperitoneal mass.
Pathological and immunohistochemical analysis revealed tissue consistent with neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Despite complete medical workup, no other primary MCC could be detected.
While being an atypical presentation, the tumor mass showed an excellent response to the combination of chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rossini, Daniele& Caponnetto, Salvatore& Lapadula, Vittoria& De Filippis, Lucilla& Del Bene, Gabriella& Emiliani, Alessandra…[et al.]. 2013. Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Retroperitoneum with No Identifiable Primary Site. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rossini, Daniele…[et al.]. Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Retroperitoneum with No Identifiable Primary Site. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rossini, Daniele& Caponnetto, Salvatore& Lapadula, Vittoria& De Filippis, Lucilla& Del Bene, Gabriella& Emiliani, Alessandra…[et al.]. Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Retroperitoneum with No Identifiable Primary Site. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448191
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448191