Primary Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the parotid gland; unusual location and clinical presentation

Fawaz H. Alotaibi; Ricardo Lugo; Stavan Y. Patel; Jehan Abdulsattar; G.E. Ghali

doi:10.1016/j.omsc.2020.100197

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases (Dec 2020)

Primary Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the parotid gland; unusual location and clinical presentation

Fawaz H. Alotaibi,
Ricardo Lugo,
Stavan Y. Patel,
Jehan Abdulsattar,
G.E. Ghali

Affiliations

Fawaz H. Alotaibi: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Head & Neck Oncology, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA; Corresponding author.
Ricardo Lugo: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Head & Neck Oncology, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
Stavan Y. Patel: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Head & Neck Oncology, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
Jehan Abdulsattar: Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
G.E. Ghali: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Head & Neck Oncology, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omsc.2020.100197
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4
p. 100197

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Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine tumor that typically arises from the skin. MCC is characterized by an aggressive behavior with frequent local recurrence, regional lymph node and distant metastasis. Non-cutaneous MCC has been reported in different locations infrequently. In this paper, we report an unusal case of primary Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the parotid gland and provide a comprehensive review of the literature of this rare entity.

Primary parotid Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Published in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases

ISSN: 2214-5419 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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