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YouTube as a source of information on Merkel cell carcinoma

Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, 2023
Background and Design: To evaluate the content and reliability of Merkel cell carcinoma videos on YouTube, the most frequently used videosharing platform to access information.
Abdullah Evren Yetişir
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Survival outcomes and epidemiology of Merkel cell carcinoma of the lower limb and hip: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results analysis 2000-2018Capsule Summary

JAAD International, 2022
Background: Merkel cell carcinoma of lower limb and hip skin is a rare skin tumor that has a high recurrence rate. Objective: To assess epidemiology and survival outcomes of the lower limb and hip Merkel cell carcinoma, which are less addressed in the ...
Matteo Scampa, MS, Rastine Merat, MD, PhD, Evangelia Tzika, MD, Daniel F. Kalbermatten, MD, PhD, Carlo M. Oranges, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Divergent Differentiation-Or Something Else? A Triphasic Cutaneous Carcinoma With Lineage Plasticity. [PDF]

J Cutan Pathol
ABSTRACT Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma that typically arises in sun‐exposed skin of older or immunosuppressed patients. Combined or collision tumors involving MCC and other cutaneous malignancies are uncommon, and tumors exhibiting more than two distinct malignant phenotypes are exceptionally rare.
Khalil Z, Elameen H, Alomari AK.
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DEK expression in Merkel cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma [PDF]

, 2012
Background The chromatin architectural factor DEK maps to chromosome 6p and is frequently overexpressed in several neoplasms, including small cell lung carcinoma, where it is associated with poor prognosis, tumor initiation activity and ...
Patel, Rajiv M., Kappes, Ferdinand, Markovitz, David M., Ma, Linglei, Fullen, Douglas R., Mehra, Rohit, Walters, Laura L.   +6 more
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Survival outcomes in patients with de novo metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma according to site of metastases

Frontiers in Oncology
IntroductionMerkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine malignancy of the skin with a predilection for metastases. This study investigates the clinical outcomes in patients presenting with de novo Stage IV MCC according to the ...
Karam Khaddour, Karam Khaddour, Karam Khaddour, Mofei Liu, Emily Y. Kim, Emily Y. Kim, Furkan Bahar, Matheus M. Lôbo, Matheus M. Lôbo, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Ann W. Silk, Ann W. Silk, Ann W. Silk, Manisha Thakuria, Manisha Thakuria, Manisha Thakuria   +15 more
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Journal of Skin Cancer, 2013
Since the first description of the Merkel cell carcinoma by Cyril Toker in 1972, the number of studies has significantly increased over the last 4 decades.
Inamaria Erovic, Boban M. Erovic
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Lanreotide, a Somatostatin Analogue, in Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Single-Arm Phase II Study. [PDF]

Cancer Med
ABSTRACT Background Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine and epithelial skin cancer. Somatostatin analogues, such as lanreotide, have shown efficacy in managing other neuroendocrine tumors. Retrospective studies suggest that lanreotide may induce partial response or disease stabilization in patients with advanced MCC.
Charles J, Belbezier A, Mouret S, Dreno B, Dalle S, Lebbe C, Hainaut-Wierzbicka E, Stefan A, de Quatrebarbes J, Dereure O, Zehou O, Mansard S, Dupuy A, Dutriaux C, Grange F, Gaudy-Marqueste C, Montaudié H, Arnault JP, Le Corre Y, Kervarrec T, Quesada JL, Samimi M, Leccia MT, Group of Cutaneous Oncology of the French Society of Dermatology.   +23 more
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Ileocaecal recurrence of Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon skin malignancy that has a high propensity for metastatic spread. A systematic literature search identified 17 cases describing metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract, with 7 cases involving the small ...
Goldin Robert, Purkayastha Sanjay, Lee Henry, Cheung Michelle, Ziprin Paul   +4 more
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Pancreatic metastasis of Merkel cell carcinoma and concomitant insulinoma: Case report and literature review

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2005
Background Merkel cell carcinomas are rare neoplasm of neuroendocrine origin, usually observed in elderly people in areas with abundant sunlight, and predominantly located on the head and neck, extremities, and trunk. In many patients, a local recurrence
Hartschuh Wolfgang, Shrikhande Shailesh V, Bergmann Frank, Kleeff Jorg, Bachmann Jeannine, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut   +6 more
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Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer that affects mainly the sun exposed areas in the elderly, especially the head and neck. Immunohistochemical analysis is necessary to establish diagnosis.
Andrew Krane, Vijairam Selvaraj, Andrew Hsu   +2 more
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