title: Merkel cell carcinoma of the abdominal wall.
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma also known as neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin is a very rare skin tumor. It commonly presents in the old age and the common sites are head, neck and extremities. The diagnosis requires histopathological examination with immunohistochemical correlation. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma stage IIIB with bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy that on FNAB showed metastatic deposits of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vandana L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Gaopande
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Avinash R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Siddhi G S
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Khandeparkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
keywords: Immunohistochemistry; Merkel cell carcinoma; Merkel cell polyoma virus