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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

The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw, Stephen Merkel, Andrew Woods, Jane Evans, Vanessa Pashley, Simon Chenery   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Merkel Cell Polyomavirus DNA in Persons without Merkel Cell Carcinoma

, 2009
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA was detected in 88% of Merkel cell carcinomas in contrast to 16% of other skin tumors. MCPyV was also found in anogenital and oral samples (31%) and eyebrow hairs (50%) of HIV-positive men and in forehead swabs (62 ...
Thomas Krieg, Alexander Kreuter, Ulrike Wieland, Herbert Pfister, Cornelia Mauch   +4 more
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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

Concomitant chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Merkel cell carcinoma

Dermatologica Sinica, 2015
We present the case of a 69-year-old Caucasian man with a 5-year history of untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia who presented with Merkel cell carcinoma on the right gluteal region.
Darko Antic, Jelena Jelicic, Vojin Vukovic, Gordana Pupic, Zorka Milovanovic, Biljana Mihaljevic   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overlap of nonbreeding wandering albatrosses with fisheries and implications for colony‐specific population trajectories at South Georgia

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bycatch in fisheries is one of the most serious threats to pelagic seabirds, causing major population declines. Mitigation measures can reduce bycatch substantially, but many fisheries fail to apply best practices, and seabird mortality remains high.
V. Warwick‐Evans, E. J. Pearmain, R. A. Phillips   +2 more
wiley   +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

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Immunotherapy in Merkel cell carcinoma: role of Avelumab

, 2018
Amruth R Palla, Donald Doll Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare skin cancer, is associated with ...
Palla AR, Doll D
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