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Endoscopic ultrasound diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma metastasising to pancreas
Author(s) -
Pinho J.,
Montezuma D.,
Monteiro P.,
DinisRibeiro M.,
Bastos P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12553
Subject(s) - merkel cell carcinoma , medicine , pancreas , merkel cell , pathology , metastasis , carcinoma , neuroendocrine carcinoma , distant metastasis , radiology , cancer
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare primary neuroendocrine tumor of the skin. Distant metastasis of MCC to the pancreas are rarely seen. The authors describe the case of a MCC metastatic to the pancreas diagnosed by EUS‐FNA, with special emphasis on cytological features and immunocytochemistry.