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Metastatic Merkel cell tumour to the bladder

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Merkel cell tumour is becoming increasingly recognized. A case of Merkel cell tumour metastatic to the urinary bladder is presented. The primary site was a cutaneous lesion of the left hand which later metastasized to the axillary and supraclavicular lymph nodes before metastasizing to the bladder. This is believed to be the first reported case of metastatic Merkel cell tumour to the bladder.

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  1. Department of Urology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia

    H. H. Woo

  2. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia

    J. D. Kencian

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Woo, H.H., Kencian, J.D. Metastatic Merkel cell tumour to the bladder. International Urology and Nephrology 27, 301–305 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564766

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