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[Merkel cell carcinoma. Utility of scintigraphy with 111In-DTPA-pentetreotide]
A García Vicente1, A Soriano Castrejón, J Alonso Farto
1Unidad de Medicina Nuclear, Complejo Hospitalario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, 13002, España.
Abstract:
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an unusual malignant primary skin tumor, having a high incidence of local recurrent, and regional and distant metastasis. Due to its capacity to express somatostatin receptors, it can be detected in vivo with 111In-pentetreotide scintigraphy (Ostreoscan). We present a case of a MCC whose scintigraphy revealed regional metastases of a primary frontal cutaneous tumor that had been removed previously. The results verified a good correlation with clinical, radiological an histopathological findings.
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