Primary parotid Merkel cell carcinoma: a first imagery and treatment response assessment by 18F-FDG PET

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Mar 9;12(3):e226511. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226511.

Authors

Fabrice Giroulet¹, Flavian Tabotta¹, Anastasia Pomoni¹, John Prior¹

Affiliation

¹ Médecine Nucléaire et Imagerie Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.

No abstract available

Keywords: chemotherapy; endocrine cancer; head and neck cancer; radiology; skin cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Carboplatin / administration & dosage
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / pathology
Etoposide / administration & dosage
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Parotid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Parotid Neoplasms / drug therapy
Parotid Neoplasms / pathology
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Etoposide
Carboplatin