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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2014-10-01
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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 |