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Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2022 Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon but aggressive tumour with a high metastatic potential. A rapidly growing, non-tender cutaneous tumour on sun-exposed areas of the body in older patients should raise suspicion of the condition. It may be necessary to combine the patient history with clinical, radiological and pathological findings in order to make ...
Morten Kristoffer, Nyrud +6 more
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Frontiers in OncologyIntroductionMerkel 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 +15 more
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Total remission of Merkel cell carcinoma after coronavirus infection: a case report
, 2023 A 65-years old Peruvian woman was admitted to the Brazilian National Cancer Institute, with a diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma in the left shoulder. A PET-CT confirmed the locally advanced disease, with the involvement of lymph nodes in the axillary ...
Andreia Cristina De Melo +2 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 +4 more
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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 +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 +2 more
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Neuroendocrine (Merkel cell) carcinoma of the auricle [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2004 Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare locally aggressive malignancy. Most commonly occurs in the head and neck area and only six cases on the auricle have been reported.
Divani Smaroula +5 more
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Mandible: A Case of Spontaneous Acceleration of the Growth
Reports, 2019 A 78 year old Caucasian woman, was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of a mass to the anterior surface of the left mandibular angle and left submandibular area present for the past year with rapid acceleration of growth over three weeks prior to ...
Mansoor Choudhry +5 more
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, 2019 This dataset is about analyses of two Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV)-negative and two MCPyV–positive Merkel cell lines secretomic proteins.Abstract: Extracellular vesicles or exosomes constitute an evolutionarily conserved mechanism of intercellular ...
Konstantinell, Aelita Gloria Virginia
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MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA – PRO AND CONS ASPECTS FOR SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY [PDF]
Romanian Medical Journal, 2019 Merkel cell carcinoma represents an aggressive histopathological subtype of skin cancer with a high propensity to spread via lymphatic route. Once the benefits of the sentinel lymph node detection have been proven in malignant melanoma, the effectiveness
Nicolae Bacalbasa +4 more
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