2019
DOI: 10.25259/sni_166_2019
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Abstract: Background: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine skin tumor. In our knowledge, only 30 cases of brain metastasis were reported in literature. The authors report a case of 57-year-old male with elevated intracranial pressure signs, which a frontal mass with pathological diagnosis of MCC. Case Description: A 57-year-old male was admitted with a 3-month history of progressive headache, associated with nausea and dizziness. The magnetic resonance imaging showed a left frontal lobe, parasagittal… Show more

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“…MCC brain metastasis can be mistaken for meningioma 24 and high-grade gliomas. 4 Abul-Kasim et al 24 reported a case of a patient with 3 months of gait disturbances. Further work-up showed lymph node metastasis and a meningeal metastasis that was initially thought to be a parasagittal meningioma.…”
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“…MCC brain metastasis can be mistaken for meningioma 24 and high-grade gliomas. 4 Abul-Kasim et al 24 reported a case of a patient with 3 months of gait disturbances. Further work-up showed lymph node metastasis and a meningeal metastasis that was initially thought to be a parasagittal meningioma.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Advanced imaging showing high cerebral blood volume and high choline/N-acetylaspartate and choline/creatine ratios along with lymph node biopsy ultimately led to the diagnosis of MCC metastasis without a known primary lesion. 24 Caramanti et al 4 reported a case of a patient without a primary MCC lesion presenting with 3 months of progressive headache. MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed high choline/creatine and choline/N-acetylaspartate ratios that suggested brain metastasis or glioblastoma, and ultimately tissue biopsy was needed to confirm the MCC diagnosis.…”
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