title: [Lymph node metastases of a Merkel-cell tumor of unknown origin: possibilities and limitations of fine-needle aspiration cytology].
abstract: The authors report a case of lymph node metastasis of a Merkel cell carcinoma with unknown primary localization. The definitive diagnosis was posed histologically since the FNA report was--in this case--only "coherent with a small malignant cells proliferation".
authors.affiliation: Istituto di anatomia e istologia patologica, Ospedale di S. Doná di Piave, Venezia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Briani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardiman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boccato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000032:analysis; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D018396:Mucin-1; D009333:Neck; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018396:Mucin-1
vernacular_title: Metastasi linfoghiandolare di tumore a cellule di Merkel a sede primitiva non nota: possibilità e limiti della diagnostica citologica per aspirazione con ago sottile (FNA).