Sarcoidosis simulating metastasis in patient with Merkel cell carcinoma

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin neuroendocrine tumor whose etiology remains little known. The immune system dysfunction is considered one of the possible causes, shared with other diseases, like sarcoidosis. This article presents the case of a male patient, in the seventh d...

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Main Authors: Nathália Bordeira Chagas, Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó, Victor Hugo Maion, Michel Antonio Kiyota Moutinho, Débora Gusmão Melo, Carla Maria Ramos Germano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2014-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442014000500367&lng=en&tlng=en