Open AccessDevelopment of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma following the excision of same‐sided recurrent auricular melanoma
Author(s) -
Cartwright Jake K.,
Snyder Daniel H.,
Moreno Francisco G.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5891
Subject(s) - medicine , merkel cell carcinoma , melanoma , malignancy , merkel cell , wide local excision , radiation therapy , forehead , lesion , chemotherapy , metastasis , neuroendocrine carcinoma , carcinoma , dermatology , pathology , surgery , cancer , cancer research
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine malignancy of the skin that is highly aggressive and often metastasizes early. MCC is diagnosed based on histopathological findings and is most commonly treated with surgical resection, which may be accompanied by chemotherapy and/or radiation. This report describes a 55‐year‐old male patient with the history of recurrent malignant melanoma of the right pinna and subsequent excision. Three years following the excision of melanoma, he presented with a lesion to the right forehead as well as a right‐sided neck mass that were found to be metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma.