Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Merkel cell carcinoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare small cell carcinoma of the dermis with aggressive clinical features and frequent local recurrence. Intra-abdominal spread of the cancer has previously been noted primarily in the liver and retroperitoneal nodes. We report a patient with previously diagnosed Merkel cell carcinoma of the right buttock with metastases to the stomach and duodenum presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
- Duodenal Neoplasms
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Skin Neoplasms
- Stomach Neoplasms