Merkel Cell Carcinoma with in-transit Metastasis

Accession number;04A0122686
Title;Merkel Cell Carcinoma with in-transit Metastasis
Author; SHIMIZU JUNKO (Niigatadai Daigakuin'ishigakusogokenkyukabunshisaibouigakusenko Saiboukinohifukagakubun'ya) NOMOTO SHIGETOSHI (Niigatadai Daigakuin'ishigakusogokenkyukabunshisaibouigakusenko Saiboukinohifukagakubun'ya) MINAKAWA MASAHIRO (Niigatadai Daigakuin'ishigakusogokenkyukabunshisaibouigakusenko Saiboukinohifukagakubun'ya) YAMADA SATOSHI (Niigatadai Daigakuin'ishigakusogokenkyukabunshisaibouigakusenko Saiboukinohifukagakubun'ya) SAKAMOTO FUMIKO (Niigatadai Daigakuin'ishigakusogokenkyukabunshisaibouigakusenko Saiboukinohifukagakubun'ya) ITO MASAAKI (Niigatadai Daigakuin'ishigakusogokenkyukabunshisaibouigakusenko Saiboukinohifukagakubun'ya) OKUDA CHOZABURO (Saisei-Kai)
Journal Title;Rinsho Derma (Tokyo)
Journal Code:Z0122B
ISSN:0018-1404
VOL.46;NO.1;PAGE.137-139(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.6
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A purple tumor appeared in right thigh rear face of a 70-year-old woman. Afterwards, the hypodermic tumor occurred frequently at thigh whole circumference in the juxtaposition side of the tumor. On the histopathological image of the tumor of right thigh rear face the small-circular cell formed nodal or ropily alveolus nest from the dermis over subcutaneous tissue. In the immunohistochemical view of the tumor cell, CK20, NSE, neurofilament, and CAM5.2 were positive. In the electron microscopic correlation, there was core granule in intercellular substances. Other tumors also showed the similar tissue image. Right thigh rear face was made to be a nuclear power plant, and it was diagnosed as Merkel cell cancer, which gave rise to the in-transit metastasis. Radiotherapy treatment was used jointly for the treatment in palliative resection, but good results were not obtained.