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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
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Hussein
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Freese
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