title: Merkel cell carcinoma metastatic to testis.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon, highly aggressive, neuroendocrine tumor that derives from cutaneous Merkel cells involved in proprioception. It is an extremely aggressive and rapidly fatal cancer. We report a rare case of Merkel cell carcinoma metastatic to the testis with prolonged survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gleason
authors.forename: Tobias S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monga
mesh_terms: D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*