Sahel Medical Journal

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 22  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 102--104

Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report


Ismail Inuwa Mohammed1, Ali Bala Umar2, Jameel Ahmad1, Ibrahim Aliyu3, Tunde Oyebanji1, Shehe Abdurrahman1 
1 Department of Surgery, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Histopathology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
3 Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ismail Inuwa Mohammed
Department of Surgery, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
Nigeria

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare type of skin cancer which often appears on sun-exposed areas. It is a fairly common tumor among the Caucasians but rarely occurs among Africans. Therefore, we report the case of a 25-year-old African woman who presented initially with painless swelling on the left upper limb which progressively increased in size and became painful with associated ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node enlargement and lymphedema. She had excisional biopsy and histology which revealed MCC. The patient was subsequently referred for chemotherapy.


How to cite this article:
Mohammed II, Umar AB, Ahmad J, Aliyu I, Oyebanji T, Abdurrahman S. Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report.Sahel Med J 2019;22:102-104


How to cite this URL:
Mohammed II, Umar AB, Ahmad J, Aliyu I, Oyebanji T, Abdurrahman S. Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];22:102-104
Available from: https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2019;volume=22;issue=2;spage=102;epage=104;aulast=Mohammed;type=0