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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Interdisciplinary Management of a Rare Disease

Journal of Skin Cancer, 2013
Background. The goal of this paper is to review contemporary multidisciplinary treatment with reference to Merkel cell carcinoma. Management of this rare but highly aggressive skin cancer is a complex undertaking that necessitates an understanding of its
Sven Schneider, Dietmar Thurnher, Boban M. Erovic   +2 more
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Inhibitory Immune Checkpoints beyond Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Abundant Expression of TIGIT Independent of the Presence of Merkel Cell Polyoma Virus

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer in which Merkel cell polyoma virus (MCPyV) is frequently pathogenically involved. After failure of anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 immunotherapy, therapeutic ...
Ferdinand Toberer, Julia K. Winkler, Leroy Atienza Fernandez, Lea Adams, Alexander Brobeil, Marcell Tóth, Alexander H. Enk, Jürgen C. Becker, Anke Lonsdorf   +8 more
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Merkel cell carcinoma with seborrheic keratosis: A unique association

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, clinically aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin; MCC is 40 times less common as compared to melanoma. The most frequently reported sites have been the head and neck, extremities, and trunk.
Murthy S Anand, Shantha Krishnamurthy, Suvarna Ravindranath, Jyothi Ranganathan   +3 more
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Rare Secondary Neoplasms Arising in Epidermal Nevus: A Case Series and Literature Review

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malignant transformation is known to occur with many nevi, such as nevus sebaceus. However, cases of secondary tumors developing in an epidermal nevus (EN) are rare, with only a few case reports documented in the literature. We present three unique cases of syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP), syringofibroadenoma, trichilemmoma, and basal ...
Haya A. Homsi, Melissa Piliang, Jennifer Lucas, Jennifer S. Ko, Steven D. Billings, Shira Ronen   +5 more
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2010
Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, highly aggressive neuroendocrine cutaneous neoplasm with a variable clinical presentation. Histologically, it is a predominantly dermal-based lesion composed of monotonous small round cells with scanty cytoplasm, often difficult to differentiate from small round cell tumors, metastatic small ...
Hannah H, Wong, Jun, Wang
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Secondary Merkel Cell Carcinoma Manifested in the Parotid

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2013
Background. Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck is a rare and aggressive malignant tumour. Both the dermatological and surgical colleagues should be aware of this entity as lesions usually present on sun exposed areas of the skin such as the head ...
M. Basati, K. Kassam, A. Messiha
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Beta-blockers to prevent gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers decrease portal pressure and prevent variceal hemorrhage. Their effectiveness in preventing varices is unknown.
Bosch, J, Burroughs, AK, Escorsell, A, Gao, H, Garcia-Pagan, JC, Garcia-Tsao, G, Grace, ND, Groszmann, RJ, Makuch, R, Matloff, DS, Patch, D, Planas, R, Portal Hypertension Collaborative Group   +12 more
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Divergent Differentiation—Or Something Else? A Triphasic Cutaneous Carcinoma With Lineage Plasticity

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
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.
Zeinab Khalil, Hozaifa Elameen, Ahmed K. Alomari   +2 more
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Somatostatin analogue scintigraphy: A simple and sensitive method for the in vivo visualization of Merkel cell tumors and their metastases [PDF]

, 1992
BACKGROUND: Trabecular carcinomas of the skin, or Merkel cell tumors, are aggressive neoplasms that tend to occur in sun-exposed skin. These tumors frequently metastasize and, despite therapy, the number of disease-related deaths is high ...
Hoff, A.M. (A.), Krenning, E.P. (Eric), Kwekkeboom, D.J. (Dirk Jan), Lamberts, S.W.J. (Steven), Yoe Oei, H. (H.)   +4 more
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Merkel cell carcinoma of the abdominal wall

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2015
Merkel cell carcinoma also known as neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin is a very rare skin tumor. It commonly presents in the old age and the common sites are head, neck and extremities.
Vandana L Gaopande, Avinash R Joshi, Siddhi G.S. Khandeparkar, Sanjay D Deshmukh   +3 more
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