Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Nodal Presentation: Report of a Case Diagnosed with Excisional but Not Incisional Biopsy and Literature Review
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Case | Sex | Age | Location of Primary Skin Tumor | Pathology of Skin Tumor | Site of Metastatic Node | Pathology of Metastatic Node | Follow-Up (m) | Reference |
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1 | 94 | M | Left upper arm | Triple collision tumor composed of MCC, SCC and sarcoma | Left axillary | MCC and sarcoma | N/A | Hwang, J.H. et al. (2008) [21] |
2 | 88 | F | Cheek | MCC and invasive SCC | Submandibular | Metastatic SCC | DOD (6) | Martin, B. et al. (2013) [7] |
3 | 78 | M | Preauricular | MCC and invasive SCC | Cervical | MCC and SCC | N/A | Martin, B. et al. (2013) [7] |
4 | 79 | M | Right temple | Triple collision tumor composed of MCC, SCC and sarcoma | Right parotid and postauricular | MCC and SCC | DOD (2) | Martin, B. et al. (2013) [7] |
5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | MCC and porocarcinoma | Unspecified | MCC and porocarcinoma | N/A | Martin, B. et al. (2013) [7] |
6 | 80 | M | Right middle finger | MCC and invasive SCC | Right axillary | MCC | DOD (5) | Ansai, S. et al. (2015) [20] |
7 | 77 | F | Right breast | MCC and invasive SCC | Right axillary | MCC | N/A | Chou, T. C. et al. (2016) [19] |
8 | 49 | M | Right forearm | MCC and invasive SCC | Right axillary | MCC and SCC | DOD (N/A) | Navarrete, J. et al. (2018) [18] |
9 | 51 | M | Left ear | MCC and invasive SCC | Left retropharyngeal and deep parotid | MCC and SCC | N/A | Suaiti, L. et al. (2019) [17] |
10 | 66 | M | Right anterior shoulder | Triple collision tumor composed of MCC, BCC and SCC in situ | Right axillary | MCC | N/A | Hobbs, M.M. et al. (2020) [16] |
11 | 83 | M | Right leg | MCC and invasive SCC | Left inguinal | MCC and SCC | DOD (<12) | Ríos-Viñuela, E. et al. (2022) [8] |
12 | 78 | M | Neck | MCC and invasive SCC | Cervical | MCC and SCC | DOD (12) | Ríos-Viñuela, E. et al. (2022) [8] |
13 | 79 | M | Lower back | MCC and invasive SCC | Left inguinal | MCC | DOD (2) | Current case |
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Liu, C.-Y.; Kang, N.-W.; Takeuchi, K.; Chuang, S.-S. Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Nodal Presentation: Report of a Case Diagnosed with Excisional but Not Incisional Biopsy and Literature Review. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13030449
Liu C-Y, Kang N-W, Takeuchi K, Chuang S-S. Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Nodal Presentation: Report of a Case Diagnosed with Excisional but Not Incisional Biopsy and Literature Review. Diagnostics. 2023; 13(3):449. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13030449
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Chih-Yi, Nai-Wen Kang, Kengo Takeuchi, and Shih-Sung Chuang. 2023. "Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Nodal Presentation: Report of a Case Diagnosed with Excisional but Not Incisional Biopsy and Literature Review" Diagnostics 13, no. 3: 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13030449
APA StyleLiu, C.-Y., Kang, N.-W., Takeuchi, K., & Chuang, S.-S. (2023). Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Nodal Presentation: Report of a Case Diagnosed with Excisional but Not Incisional Biopsy and Literature Review. Diagnostics, 13(3), 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13030449