CONTEXT: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare skin tumour which can metastasise to regional lymph nodes and occasionally to distant organs. Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to the pancreas has been rarely reported. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to the pancreas and review the literature on this rare phenomenon. CONCLUSION: Merkel cell carcinomas metastasis should be considered as a differential in patients who present with a pancreatic mass with a previous history of Merkel cell carcinomas.
CONTEXT: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare skin tumour which can metastasise to regional lymph nodes and occasionally to distant organs. Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to the pancreas has been rarely reported. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to the pancreas and review the literature on this rare phenomenon. CONCLUSION:Merkel cell carcinomas metastasis should be considered as a differential in patients who present with a pancreatic mass with a previous history of Merkel cell carcinomas.
Authors: Yezaz A Ghouri; Somashekar G Krishna; Uma R Kundu; Manoop S Bhutani; Manoop S Butani; Jeffrey H Lee; William A Ross Journal: Dig Dis Sci Date: 2015-01-14 Impact factor: 3.199
Authors: Osvaldo A Quiroz-Sandoval; Mario Cuellar-Hubbe; Leonardo S Lino-Silva; Rosa A Salcedo-Hernández; Horacio N López-Basave; Alejandro E Padilla-Rosciano; Alberto M León-Takahashi; Ángel Herrera-Gómez Journal: Int J Surg Case Rep Date: 2015-12-10