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KMID : 0363220100480010051
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2010 Volume.48 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.55
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Diagnosing Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma Using Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT)
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Hong Seung-Phil
Ji Jae-Hong
Jeon Soo-Young
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Abstract
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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and lethal skin cancer that mostly occurs in aged persons who are over 60 years old as a dome-shaped purple nodule on the sun-exposed areas of the head, neck and extremities. The mortality rate is high because this tumor has a propensity for local recurrence, regional lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. Therefore, rapid and precise diagnosis and staging are critical to improve the prognosis. We reported here on a 68-year old man with Merkel cell carcinoma on his right cheek and he had regional cervical lymph node metastasis, as was detected by PET-CT scanning.
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KEYWORD
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Merkel cell carcinoma, Metastasis, Positron Emission Tomography-computed tomography
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