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01-04-2010 | Case Report

Pituitary metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma

Authors: Alberto Feletti, Elisabetta Marton, Sabrina Rossi, Fabio Canal, Pierluigi Longatti, Domenico Billeci

Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a malignant neuroendocrine tumor of the skin that demonstrates a remarkable tendency to metastasize. However, only a few cases of MCC brain metastases have been reported in the literature. We here present a unique case of a pituitary metastasis of MCC in a 65-year-old patient with a history of pituitary adenoma. This case is particularly novel due to the fact that the primary site of the MCC is unknown.

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Title: Pituitary metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma
Authors: Alberto Feletti
Elisabetta Marton
Sabrina Rossi
Fabio Canal
Pierluigi Longatti
Domenico Billeci
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0167-594X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-009-0025-z

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