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Mercadé-Torras JM, Samaniego C, Sáez A, Yebenes M, Mazarico I. Paraneoplastic secretion of antidiuretic hormone in Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report. J Dermatol 2023; 50:e247-e248. [PMID: 36942530 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Joan M Mercadé-Torras
- Acute Geriatric Unit, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Primary Care, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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Ishay A, Touma E, Vornicova O, Dodiuk-Gad R, Goldman T, Bisharat N. Ectopic Cushing's syndrome in a patient with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10:7989-7993. [PMID: 36158508 PMCID: PMC9372868 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i22.7989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ectopic Cushing syndrome (ECS) is a rare condition commonly associated with neuroendocrine tumors (NET), mainly bronchial carcinoids. The association of paraneoplastic syndrome with Merkle cell carcinoma (MCC) is limited to individual case reports. CASE SUMMARY In this article we report an unusual and striking presentation of ECS in a patient with known metastatic MCC. An elderly patient presented with new onset severe hypertension, hyperglycemia and hypokalemia, muscle wasting, and peripheral edema. A diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone dependent, non-pituitary, Cushing syndrome was established. Medical therapy inhibiting adrenal function was promptly started but unfortunately the patient survived only a few days after diagnosis. CONCLUSION The occurrence of an aggressive form of ECS in patients with NET should be recognized as an ominous event. To our knowledge, the association of this complication in a patient with MCC had not been reported.
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- Avraham Ishay
- Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18134, Israel
- Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine D, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18134, Israel
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- Department of Oncology, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18134, Israel
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- Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
- Department of Dermatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18134, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18134, Israel
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- Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
- Department of Medicine D, Emek Medical Center, Afula 18134, Israel
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Shao K, Hooper J, Feng H. Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in Dermatology in the United States Part 2: Disease-specific Epidemiology, Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes. J Am Acad Dermatol 2022; 87:733-744. [PMID: 35143915 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Racial and ethnic disparities in dermatology negatively affect outcomes such as mortality and quality of life. Dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons should be familiar with disease-specific inequities that may influence their practice. The second article in this two-part continuing medical education series highlights gaps in frequency, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes by race and ethnicity. We review cutaneous malignancies including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and cutaneous T cell lymphoma, and inflammatory disorders including atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, acne vulgaris, and rosacea.
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- Kimberly Shao
- Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma in a Steer. J Comp Pathol 2017; 158:17-21. [PMID: 29422311 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.10.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cutaneous neuroendocrine tumour reported only in man, dogs and cats. A 20-month-old Japanese black fattening steer was presented with necrotic protruding skin masses over the left thoracic area and a 20 × 25 cm subcutaneous mass in the left abdominal area. Microscopical evaluation of the masses revealed cords of small to medium-sized round tumour cells with marked anisocytosis and anisokaryosis and clear and vacuolated cytoplasm, which were separated by a delicate fibrovascular stroma and arranged in a trabecular and nested pattern. Necropsy examination revealed multiple solid white nodular masses in the lungs. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for cytokeratin (CK) 20 and CKAE1/3 revealed focal perinuclear labelling of tumour cells. IHC for the neuroendocrine markers chromogranin A and neuron specific enolase, the neuroepithelial stem cell marker nestin and the hormonal markers adrenocorticotropic hormone and calcitonin revealed diffuse cytoplasmic labelling of all tumour cells. Ultrastructurally, the tumour cells contained few neurosecretory granules and abundant glycogen pools. The tumours were diagnosed as Merkel cell carcinoma with pulmonary metastases and this case represents the first such diagnosis in cattle.
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Merkel cell carcinoma also known as neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin is a very rare skin tumor. It commonly presents in the old age and the common sites are head, neck and extremities. The diagnosis requires histopathological examination with immunohistochemical correlation. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma stage IIIB with bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy that on FNAB showed metastatic deposits of the tumor.
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- Vandana L Gaopande
- Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Agbai ON, Buster K, Sanchez M, Hernandez C, Kundu RV, Chiu M, Roberts WE, Draelos ZD, Bhushan R, Taylor SC, Lim HW. Skin cancer and photoprotection in people of color: a review and recommendations for physicians and the public. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 70:748-762. [PMID: 24485530 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Skin cancer is less prevalent in people of color than in the white population. However, when skin cancer occurs in non-whites, it often presents at a more advanced stage, and thus the prognosis is worse compared with white patients. The increased morbidity and mortality associated with skin cancer in patients of color compared with white patients may be because of the lack of awareness, diagnoses at a more advanced stage, and socioeconomic factors such as access to care barriers. Physician promotion of skin cancer prevention strategies for all patients, regardless of ethnic background and socioeconomic status, can lead to timely diagnosis and treatment. Public education campaigns should be expanded to target communities of color to promote self-skin examination and stress importance of photoprotection, avoidance of tanning bed use, and early skin cancer detection and treatment. These measures should result in reduction or earlier detection of cutaneous malignancies in all communities. Furthermore, promotion of photoprotection practices may reduce other adverse effects of ultraviolet exposure including photoaging and ultraviolet-related disorders of pigmentation.
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- Oma N Agbai
- Multicultural Dermatology Center, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Dermatology, Via Christi Clinic, Wichita, Kansas
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- Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Northwestern Center for Ethnic Skin, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, North Carolina
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- American Academy of Dermatology, Schaumburg, Illinois.
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- Society Hill Dermatology and Cosmetic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Multicultural Dermatology Center, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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Hamano T, Yamamoto T, Miyamori I, Kuriyama M. [Hyponatremia with somnolence due to indapamide]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2008; 48:52-55. [PMID: 18386633 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.48.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report here an 83-year-old woman presenting with somnolence possibly induced by indapamide. She was diagnosed as having hypertension (180/110 mmHg), and 1 mg/day of indapamide was administered starting in October, 2002. Two months later, she complained of nausea, vomiting, and appetite loss and frequently fell down. On admission, she was hypotensive (90/54 mmHg). Neurologically, she was in a somnolent state (Japan Coma Scale 2-20), and showed brisk deep tendon reflexes of both upper limbs with bilateral Chaddock signs. Laboratory examination showed severe hyponatremia (115 mEq/l) and hypokalaemia (2.8 mEq/l). On brain MR imaging, there were no remarkable abnormalities, except for multiple lacunar infarctions. After the administration of indapamide was discontinued, her consciousness level and serum electrolytes immediately returned to normal levels. After a good effect for stroke prevention was reported, indapamide was widely prescribed in combination with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) among the neurologists. We should keep in mind the risk of hyponatremia and hypokalaemia occurring in patients receiving indapamide, especially elderly women.
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- Tadanori Hamano
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui
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Skin cancer prevalence in ethnic skin is low. Squamous cell carcinoma, hypopigmented mycosis fungoides, and acral lentiginous melanoma are the most serious types of skin cancer noted in the darker-skinned population. Photoaging occurs less frequently and is less severe in ethnic skin.
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- Rebat M Halder
- Departament of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20060, USA
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