Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of a PET/CT-Positive Small Hilar Lymph Node for the Diagnosis of Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma

J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2019 Sep 1;28(3):261. doi: 10.15403/jgld-416.

Authors

Fillipo Antonini¹, Roberto Vicentini², Sara Giorgini³, Giampiero Macarri⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, A.Murri Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Fermo, Italy. filippore@yahoo.it.
² Department of Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
³ Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, A.Murri Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Fermo, Italy.

PMID: 31517317
DOI: 10.15403/jgld-416

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / secondary*
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / therapy
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration*
Humans
Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
Predictive Value of Tests
Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / therapy