Merkel cell carcinoma metastatic to the head of the pancreas

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-96

  Ouellette, James R ^a   Woodyard, Lakeisha ^a   Toth, Laszlo ^a,b   Termuhlen, Paula M ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, Merkel cell; Jaundice; Jaundice, obstructive; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic metastasis; Neoplasm metastasis; Pancreas; Pancreaticodoudenectomy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; METASTASIS; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242738362     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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