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Surgical Pathology Clinics, 2017 Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) encompasses neuroendocrine carcinomas primary to skin and occurs most commonly in association with clonally integrated Merkel cell polyomavirus with related retinoblastoma protein sequestration or in association with UV radiation-induced alterations involving the TP53 gene and mutations, heterozygous deletion, and ...
Becker, Jürgen +6 more
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 In XXI century Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a still very rare form of the skin cancer with an aggressive behavior. We present a case of 77-year-old female patient with a tumor with bluish skin, approx. 2 cm diameter, hard texture palpation of the right zygomatic area of the face. There were no enlarged lymph nodes in the head or neck.
Pedro J. Gomez-Arias +1 more
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Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2009 (Staging for Merkel Cell of the eyelid [C44.1] is not included in this chapter – see Chap. 48, “Carcinoma of the Eyelid” in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual)
Stanley J, Miller +25 more
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Contemporary Literature Review of Clinical Characteristics and Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Cancer Care, 2022 Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare aggressive, non-melanomatous cutaneous malignancy with rising incidence. It has two distinct etiologies Merkel cell polyomavirus associated and non-associated, usually presents as painless, indurated, solitary violaceous
Laraib Khan +4 more
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Treatment and Outcome of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in A Single Center
Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2023 Objective To investigate the clinical features, treatment, and outcome characteristics of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma. Methods The clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, diagnosis and treatment, and follow-up data of six patients with Merkel ...
REN Mengwei, XUE Xuemin, LIU Peng
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Promoter activity of Merkel cell Polyomavirus variants in human dermal fibroblasts and a Merkel cell carcinoma cell line. [PDF]
, 2020 Background - Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is a human polyomavirus that establishes a life-long harmless infection in most individuals, with dermal fibroblasts believed to be the natural host cell. However, this virus is the major cause of Merkel cell
Moens, Ugo +5 more
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Merkel cell carcinoma: epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of a rare disease
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2023 Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare skin cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation. The risk factors include sun exposure, advanced age, immunosuppression (such as transplant recipients, patients with lymphoproliferative neoplasms, or patients with HIV ...
Stella Meireles Siqueira +4 more
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A clinical case of Merkel cell carcinoma
Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2023 Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, rapidly progressive, aggressive skin tumor with frequent metastasis and high mortality. The disease is a multifactorial pathology resulting from the interaction of endogenous and exogenous risk factors.
R. V. Saranyuk +2 more
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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2008 Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. More than one-third of MCC patients will die from this cancer, making it twice as lethal as malignant melanoma. Despite the fact that MCC is still a very rare tumor, its incidence is rapidly increasing; the American Cancer Society estimates for 2008 almost 1,500 ...
J C, Becker, D, Schrama, R, Houben
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Perforated gastric metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma: Case report and review of the literature
Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2017 A 53 year-old Vietnamese male presented with a complaint of a left buttock mass which had grown to 8.0 cm during the past three years. A CT scan revealed the gluteal lesion and a large mass of the stomach.
Darshan Trivedi, MD, PhD +6 more
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