Sarcoidosis simulating metastasis in patient with Merkel cell carcinoma

• Main Authors: Nathália Bordeira Chagas (Author), Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó (Author), Victor Hugo Maion (Author), Michel Antonio Kiyota Moutinho (Author), Débora Gusmão Melo (Author), Carla Maria Ramos Germano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...