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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Clinically Node‐Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma: An Update of the Westmead Hospital Experience

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive cutaneous neuroendocrine malignancy with a high risk of nodal metastasis. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is used to stage clinically node‐negative disease and to guide adjuvant therapy decisions.
Julie Ahn, Julie R. Howle, Michael J. Veness   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomarkers Discovery: The Benefit of the Study Exosomes Originated from Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines [PDF]

, 2019
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine form of skin cancer with a rising incidence and a high mortality rate. The risk of developing Merkel cell carcinoma increased among a large number of immunosuppressed patients.
Konstantinell, Aelita Gloria Virginia
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac surveillance in immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: Insights from the Essen Cardio‐oncology Registry

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized cancer therapy, offering improvements in survival across various malignancies. However, their toxicities pose a major challenge for cardio‐oncology units. Despite their growing importance, data on effectiveness of such specialized units in mitigating ICI‐associated ...
Elias Haj‐Yehia, Lisa Zimmer, Lena Lampe, Dimitra Vlachopoulou, Matthias Totzeck, Tienush Rassaf, Raluca I. Mincu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Atypical Fibroxanthoma

, 2005
Background: Although there are reports of squamous cell carcinoma arising within and adjacent to Merkel cell carcinoma, and one report of an atypical fibroxanthoma-like tumor arising in an irradiated recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma, there have previously
Summer R. Youker, Elizabeth M. Billingsley   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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
openaire   +4 more sources

Merkel cell carcinoma and Merkel cell polyomavirus: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2015
Several observational studies have assessed the correlation between Merkel cell carcinoma and Merkel cell polyomavirus with variable results. The objective of this systematic review was to determine whether there is a correlation between Merkel cell ...
Fuentes N., Santos-Juanes J., Galache C., Coto-Segura P., Martínez-Camblor P., Fernández-Vega I., Vivanco B., Astudillo A.   +7 more
core   +2 more sources