Clinical cases

Cytology of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Lymph Node

Clinical case of Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to an axillary lymph node: imprint cytology and differential diagnosis with lymphoma.

🔬A clinical case from a doctor from 🇮🇱Israel - Anna Belen. Merkel cell carcinoma (a rare aggressive form of skin cancer), metastasis to axillary lymph nodes in a 67-year-old female patient. Imprint smear of a lymph node biopsy, obtained during FNA to rule out lymphoproliferative disease. No lymphocytic population was found on FNA.