Fine needle aspiration cytologic diagnosis of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in the parotid gland.
A case of Merkel cell (trabecular) carcinoma metastatic to the parotid gland and diagnosed clinically by fine needle aspiration cytology is described. The primary tumor was on the left upper eyelid and had been resected four months earlier. This unusual presentation and the incidence of secondary tumors involving the parotid gland are discussed.
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Department of Pathology and Otolaryngology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy