Noorelahi Muatasim, Mahmood Rana
Ann Ital Chir. 2017 Jan 16;6:S2239253X17026378.
We present the case of a 59-year-old man with a growing mass in his left axillary area. A biopsy and immunostainings demonstrated neuroendocrine carcinoma, which is Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). The disease is characterised by neurosecretory granules in tumor cells. MCC is a rare entity. The disease is predominantly seen in the inguinal region or the axilla and typically found incidentally. It presents clinically as multiple lymph nodes enlargement. Yet controversy exists regarding treatment modality of MCC. We report the first case of MCC in (Left) Axilla where there were two cases reported previously in (Right) Axilla.
Lymph nodes enlargement, Merkel cell carcinoma, Radiotherapy.
我们报告一例59岁男性，其左腋窝区有一逐渐增大的肿块。活检及免疫染色显示为神经内分泌癌，即默克尔细胞癌（MCC）。该疾病的特征是肿瘤细胞内有神经分泌颗粒。MCC是一种罕见的疾病。该疾病主要见于腹股沟区或腋窝，通常为偶然发现。临床上表现为多发淋巴结肿大。然而，关于MCC的治疗方式仍存在争议。我们报告了首例左腋窝MCC病例，此前右腋窝已有两例报道。
淋巴结肿大，默克尔细胞癌，放射治疗
