Merkel cell carcinoma with adrenal metastasis: a clinical case
- Authors: Rebrova D.V.1, Malyshenko Y.A.2,3, Savelyeva T.V.1, Rudyuk L.A.2,3, Mityukov А.Е.2, Ivonina Е.S.2, Soroko I.V.3, Chernikov R.A.1, Sleptsov I.V.1, Vorokhobina N.V.4
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
- Regional Clinical Hospital of the Kaliningrad Region
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
- Issue: Vol 28, No 3 (2023)
- Pages: 145-154
- Section: Case Reports
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1028-9984/article/view/268188
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/onco624319
- ID: 268188
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Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare primary malignant skin tumor with epithelial and neuroendocrine differentiation, which is usually characterized by an aggressive course with frequent local recurrence and a high metastatic potential. This article presents a clinical case of diagnosing Merkel cell carcinoma with secondary lesions of the adrenal glands, which is a rare localization of distant metastasis of this tumor with a low survival prognosis. Merkel cell carcinoma is difficult to diagnose due to its rare occurrence and can be mistaken for another dermatological disease. The patient's medical history was analyzed, starting from the outpatient stage of medical care until hospitalization for diagnostic surgery. The article is valuable for doctors of any specialty due to the difficulties in differential diagnosis of adrenal incidentalomas.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Dina V. Rebrova
Saint Petersburg State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: endocrinology@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7840-4174
SPIN-code: 6284-9008
Scopus Author ID: 57195152806
ResearcherId: AHD-5099-2022
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgYuliya A. Malyshenko
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University; Regional Clinical Hospital of the Kaliningrad Region
Email: doctor-yula85@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2632-5415
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Kaliningrad; KaliningradTatyana V. Savelyeva
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: taleon76@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2846-4056
SPIN-code: 9740-6360
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgLiudmila A. Rudyuk
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University; Regional Clinical Hospital of the Kaliningrad Region
Email: kokb.rudyukla@infomed39.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4396-6043
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Kaliningrad; KaliningradАleksandr Е. Mityukov
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Email: doctor-alex@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5066-1865
SPIN-code: 6003-4940
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, KaliningradЕkaterina S. Ivonina
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Email: kativo21@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-2867-6840
MD
Russian Federation, KaliningradIrina V. Soroko
Regional Clinical Hospital of the Kaliningrad Region
Email: irinavsoroko@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9573-6111
Russian Federation, Kaliningrad
Roman A. Chernikov
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: yaddd@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3001-664X
SPIN-code: 7093-1088
Scopus Author ID: 57190294900
ResearcherId: AAZ-1549-2021
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgIlya V. Sleptsov
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: newsurgery@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1903-5081
SPIN-code: 2481-4331
Scopus Author ID: 57216017997
ResearcherId: F-1670-2019
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgNatalya V. Vorokhobina
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: natvorokh@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9574-105X
SPIN-code: 4062-6409
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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