Metastasis of cancer from Merkel cells to the thyroid gland

Obrazek miniatury
Data
2021
Autorzy
Przyczyna, Piotr
Trojnar, Elżbieta
Bartusik-Aebisher, Dorota
Aebisher, David
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Tytuł tomu
Wydawnictwo
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Abstrakt
Introduction. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer. Aim. Herein described is a case of hypertensive patient, after removal of Merkel cancer of the left gluteus skin (2011), after pulmonary embolism (2013), with degenerative changes of the spine and uterine myoma, chronically treated with Warfarin, because of suspected thyroid cancer. Description of the case. A 70-year-old woman case after removing Merkel cancer of the left buttock skin (2011), after pulmonary embolism (2013), with degenerative changes of the spine and uterine fibroids treated chronically with Warfarin because of suspected thyroid cancer is described. Conclusion. Increasing evidence of Merkel cell carcinoma with immunodeficiency and neoplasia, and the management and outcome of these patients requires study.
Opis
Słowa kluczowe
Merkel cells , metastasis of cancer , thyroid gland
Cytowanie
European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine T. 19, z. 1 (2021), s. 86–88