Abstract
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma with a high rate of metastasis. MCC is rarely suspected during clinical examination, thus requiring biopsy to establish a pathologic diagnosis. In addition, MCC sometimes occurs in double primary cancers. Although there have been reviews on double primary cancers, only a few cases involving MCC have been described. Herein, we report a case of a 54-year-old female patient who presented to our clinic with a diagnosis of earlobe MCC following an excisional biopsy performed by another clinic. Further evaluation, including chest imaging, revealed a mass in the lung. The patient underwent a wide excision of the right earlobe, and video-assisted thoracic surgery on the lung. Pathology confirmed MCC in the right earlobe and adenocarcinoma in the lung. The patient underwent postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy. Up to this point, 3 years after the surgery, there has been no evidence of recurrence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 236-240 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of audiology and otology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2024 The Korean Audiological Society and Korean Otological Society
Keywords
- 0Merkel cell carcinoma
- Case report
- Earlobe
- Lung
- Neuroendocrine tumor