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Case 33 - Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Lymph Node

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2019

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Alessandro Franchi
Edited by
Alessandro Franchi
Alessandro Franchi
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
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Summary

A 79-year-old female presented with a rapidly growing oval, nontender nodule, localized behind the ear. Ultrasound examination showed a vascularized solid lesion of the superficial lobe of the right parotid gland that was surgically removed. The patient was free of disease 8 months after treatment.

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Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck Pathology , pp. 72 - 73
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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