Metastasis of cancer from Merkel cells to the thyroid gland

• Authors: Piotr Przyczyna , Elżbieta Trojnar , Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher , David Aebisher
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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

Keywords

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Merkel cells; metastasis of cancer; thyroid gland

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 86-88

Contributors

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Piotr Przyczyna

• Clinical Provincial Hospital No. 2 St. Jadwiga Krolowej in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
• Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland

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Elżbieta Trojnar

• Clinical Provincial Hospital No. 2 St. Jadwiga Krolowej in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

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Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher

• Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland

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David Aebisher

• Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2021.1.12