Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed). 2021 Jan-Feb;32(1):44-48. doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2020.01.004. Epub 2020 Mar 29.
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare epidermal malignant tumor arised from neuroendocrine epidermal cells, called Merkel cells. Prognosis is poor when tumor spreads to distant locations. Among metastases sites, spinal is not frequent at all and its management remains controversial. We present the second reported case of spinal metastases from Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient.
默克尔细胞癌是一种罕见的表皮恶性肿瘤,起源于神经内分泌表皮细胞,称为默克尔细胞。当肿瘤扩散到远处时,预后很差。在转移部位中,脊柱根本不常见,其治疗仍存在争议。我们报告了第二例免疫抑制患者的默克尔细胞癌脊柱转移病例。