Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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| Authors: | Cervigón Iván Gargallo Ana B Bahillo Constanza Martínez-Amo José L Orradre Juan L Muñoz-Madero Vicente García-Almagro Domingo |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia;2. Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia;3. Department of Psychology, City University London, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an infrequent neuroendocrine tumor of the skin with a high potential for local recurrence, lymphatic dissemination and distant dissemination. We present a case of MCC in a male patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The immunosuppression induced by the leukemia or by the chemotherapy could play a pathogenic role in the association of these diseases. Positron emission tomography (PET) was a useful staging technique in this patient, and made the differential diagnosis of the lymph node involvement from MMC and CLL possible. |
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