Aspiration cytology of neuroendocrine (Merkel-cell) carcinoma of the skin. Report of a case
Mellblom, L.; Akerman, M.; Carlén, B.
Acta Cytologica 28(3): 297-300
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5547 PMID: 6328817 Document Number: 231580
An 89-year-old female with a two-year history of a growing tumor of the skin on her left thigh was subjected to fine needle aspiration. Cytologic examination of the aspirate revealed a small-cell carcinoma, and a Merkel-cell carcinoma was suggested. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic and electron microscopic analysis of the removed tumor. The cytologic findings are presented and correlated with the light and electron microscopic pictures of the operative specimen.