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CCL17/TARC and CCR4 expression in Merkel cell carcinoma [PDF]

, 2018
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, highly aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer. In more than 80% of the cases, Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is a causal factor.
Grimstad, Øystein, Moens, Ugo, Abdulsalam, Ibrahim Afolabi, Fismen, Silje, Rasheed, Kashif, Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur   +5 more
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Primary Merkel cell carcinoma of the salivary gland: a clinicopathologic study of four cases with a review of literature [PDF]

Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
Background Primary Merkel cell carcinoma of the salivary gland is currently not listed in the World Health Organization classification. However, cases of Merkel cell type neuroendocrine carcinomas of the salivary gland with perinuclear cytokeratin 20 ...
Gyuheon Choi, Joon Seon Song, Hee Jin Lee, Gi Hwan Kim, Young Ho Jung, Yoon Se Lee, Kyung-Ja Cho   +6 more
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Extensive central nervous system involvement in Merkel cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare malignant cutaneous neoplasm that is locally invasive and frequently metastasizes to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, bone and brain.
Söderström Kristina, Abul-Kasim Kasim, Hallsten Lennart   +2 more
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Kidney metastasis in a case of Merkel cell carcinoma

Urology Case Reports, 2021
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare neuroendocrine skin tumor with a poor prognosis. Metastasis is frequent and is seen in the first few years after diagnosis.
Abdessamade Motaouakil, Ibrahim Boukhannous, Mehdi Chennoufi, Anouar El Moudane, Mohamed Mokhtari, Ali Barki   +5 more
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Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans presenting as a collision tumour: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Merkel cell carcinoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans are two very rare neoplasms. The simultaneous occurrence of two different tumour entities at the same anatomical site, collision tumours, is a rare phenomenon.
Tilkorn Daniel-Johannes, Lehnhardt Marcus, Hauser Jörg, Daigler Adrien, Homann Heinz, Steinau Hans, Kuhnen Cornelius   +6 more
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Merkel cell carcinoma with axillary metastasis; a case report of a rare disease

Journal of Oncological Sciences, 2018
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare primer neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. It is an extremely aggressive tumor. This rare carcinoma is seen with high local and regional recurrence ratios and distant metastasis.
Serdar Culcu, Aydan Eroglu, Aylin Heper
doaj   +1 more source

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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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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Prognostic significance of tumour budding in Merkel cell carcinoma

, 2023
Prognostic factors in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) are scarce. Tumour budding (TB) has been shown to have a prognostic role in different cancers but has not been explored in MCC. We aimed to determine if TB influences survival in MCC.
Luisa F Rivera-Moncada, Leonardo Saul Lino-Silva, Leslye A Alvarez-Coronel   +2 more
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