Jejunal metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: case report
Mancini, S.; Solinas, L.; Leone, L.; Battaglia, B.; Notarangelo, M.G.; Hassan, R.; Di Cosimo, C.; Angeloni, R.; Belardi, A.; Cosentino, L.; Bakacs, A.; Sagnotta, A.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 40(4): 364-367
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 32011994 Document Number: 698877
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the skin is a rare but aggressive cutaneous neuroendocrine-derived malignancy that predominantly affects elderly white males. The presence of distant nodal metastases significantly impacts survival. Typical metastatic sites of MCC are liver, bone, brain and skin. Gastrointestinal metastases are uncommon and small bowel is the most common site followed by stomach. We report a case of symptomatic MCC jejunal metastasis.