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A rare case of Merkel cell carcinoma presenting as a giant intra-thoracic mass: A case report and review of the literature.
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- Primary ectopic Merkel cell carcinoma without skin involvement-report of a case with prolonged survival.Journal of surgical case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
rationaleMerkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine-derived cutaneous cancer. Ectopic or single metastatic MCC located in thorax is extremely rare; meanwhile, its definite management has not been elucidated yet. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 64-year-old female patient with a giant mass located in her left thorax was presented for stuffy pain of left chest for 6 months and fever for half a month. She underwent radical resection of vulvar MCC 10 years ago. DIAGNOSES: Computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy of the intrathoracic mass revealed a diagnosis of MCC, without synchronous urogenital lesions on pelvic CT images.
interventionsThis bulky tumor was completely resected via thoracotomy, along with the adjacent pulmonary lobe, pericardium, pleura, and diaphragm. OUTCOMES: The patient survived without local-regional recurrence or distant metastasis during the follow-up of 1 year up to now. LESSONS: Ectopic or single metastatic MCC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intrathoracic tumors, especially in patients with a history of MCC. Besides, a timely surgery combined with chemotherapy is effective for this disease.
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