Merkel Cell Cancer

Research on merkel cell cancer discussed by scientists at University of Maryland

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 5th, 2009

" Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a relatively infrequent, rapidly progressive and often final cutaneous malignancy exhibiting neuroendocrine, differentiation. It has a penchant for local recurrence and distant metastasis to various sites, including regional lymph nodes, distant skin, lung, liver, testis and other rare organs, such as the pancreas," investigators in the United States report.

"There are only 4 cases of MCC metastatic to the pancreas reported in the English-language literature, and they were all diagnosed by histology from pancreatic resection. A 79-year-old woman with a large pancreatic tail anus underwent endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-05)

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