Diagnosing Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma Using Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 51-55, 2010.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-95954
ABSTRACT
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and lethal skin cancer that mostly occurs in aged persons who are over 60 years old as a dome-shaped purple nodule on the sun-exposed areas of the head, neck and extremities. The mortality rate is high because this tumor has a propensity for local recurrence, regional lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. Therefore, rapid and precise diagnosis and staging are critical to improve the prognosis. We reported here on a 68-year old man with Merkel cell carcinoma on his right cheek and he had regional cervical lymph node metastasis, as was detected by PET-CT scanning.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Recurrence
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Skin Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
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Cheek
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Electrons
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Extremities
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Head
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Lymph Nodes
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Neck
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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