Merkel cell tumor in pregnancy. A case report.
A Merkel cell tumor occurred in a young, pregnant woman. The patient delivered prematurely, and the infant died of prematurity. The patient died within two years of the diagnosis.
Kuppuswami
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
Sivarajan
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Hussein
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Ray
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Freese
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D014463:Ultrasonography