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*[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] of the [[head]] and [[neck]] may be also used to find [[merkel cell carcinoma]] that has spread to regional [[lymph nodes]]. | *[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] of the [[head]] and [[neck]] may be also used to find [[merkel cell carcinoma]] that has spread to regional [[lymph nodes]]. | ||
*[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] of the [[head]] may demonstrates a [[soft-tissue]] [[Nodule (medicine)|nodule]] in [[merkel cell carcinoma]]. | *[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] of the [[head]] may demonstrates a [[soft-tissue]] [[Nodule (medicine)|nodule]] in [[merkel cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] in patients with [[merkel cell carcinoma]] helps with [[Cancer staging|staging]] of the disease.<ref name="pmid8751663">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gollub MJ, Gruen DR, Dershaw DD |title=Merkel cell carcinoma: CT findings in 12 patients |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=167 |issue=3 |pages=617–20 |date=September 1996 |pmid=8751663 |doi=10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751663 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT scan is useful in detecting metastasis to organs and regional lymph nodes in merkel cell carcinoma
Key CT findings in Merkel cell cancer
- CT scan of the chest and abdomen may use to detect merkel cell carcinoma metastasis.[1]
- CT scan of the abdomen may shows the following:[2][3][4][5]
- Retroperitoneal and peripancreatic adenopathy
- Involvement of the lower left anterior chest wall
- Involvement of the ribs
- Involvement of the gut
- CT scan of the head and neck may be also used to find merkel cell carcinoma that has spread to regional lymph nodes.
- CT scan of the head may demonstrates a soft-tissue nodule in merkel cell carcinoma.
- CT scan in patients with merkel cell carcinoma helps with staging of the disease.[6]
References
- ↑ Peloschek, Philipp; Novotny, Clemens; Mueller-Mang, Christina; Weber, Michael; Sailer, Johannes; Dawid, Markus; Czerny, Christian; Dudczak, Robert; Kletter, Kurt; Becherer, Alexander (2010). "Diagnostic imaging in Merkel cell carcinoma: Lessons to learn from 16 cases with correlation of sonography, CT, MRI and PET". European Journal of Radiology. 73 (2): 317–323. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.10.032. ISSN 0720-048X.
- ↑ Nguyen, Ba D.; McCullough, Ann E. (2002). "Imaging of Merkel Cell Carcinoma". RadioGraphics. 22 (2): 367–376. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.2.g02mr14367. ISSN 0271-5333.
- ↑ Gollub, M J; Gruen, D R; Dershaw, D D (1996). "Merkel cell carcinoma: CT findings in 12 patients". American Journal of Roentgenology. 167 (3): 617–620. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751663. ISSN 0361-803X.
- ↑ Colgan, Michael B.; Tarantola, Tina I.; Weaver, Amy L.; Wiseman, Gregory A.; Roenigk, Randall K.; Brewer, Jerry D.; Otley, Clark C. (2012). "The predictive value of imaging studies in evaluating regional lymph node involvement in Merkel cell carcinoma". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 67 (6): 1250–1256. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2012.03.018. ISSN 0190-9622.
- ↑ Lu, Yang; Fleming, Stephen E.; Fields, Ryan C.; Coit, Daniel G.; Carrasquillo, Jorge A. (2012). "Comparison of 18F-FDG PET/CT and 111In Pentetreotide Scan for Detection of Merkel Cell Carcinoma". Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 37 (8): 759–762. doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e31825ae8e7. ISSN 0363-9762.
- ↑ Gollub MJ, Gruen DR, Dershaw DD (September 1996). "Merkel cell carcinoma: CT findings in 12 patients". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 167 (3): 617–20. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751663. PMID 8751663.