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 MedicineBackground 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 +6 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 +5 more
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Immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: the complex interface between inflammation, fibrosis, and the immune response. [PDF]
, 2019 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and confers a poor prognosis. Beyond standard systemic therapy with multikinase inhibitors, recent studies demonstrate the potential for robust and durable responses ...
Fong, Lawrence +2 more
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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 +6 more
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma with a Suppressor of Fused (SUFU) Mutation: Case Report and Potential Therapeutic Implications [PDF]
, 2015 The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Introduction: Merkel cell carcinoma is a neuroendocrine malignancy.
Philip R. Cohen, Razelle Kurzrock
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Clinical applications of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-immunoglobulins M to monitor chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
, 2015 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main cause of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in Western countries. Over time, the majority of cirrhotic patients develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most common fatal cancers worldwide - fourth for ...
Fassina, Giorgio +3 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
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T-helper Cell-Mediated Proliferation and Cytokine Responses against Recombinant Merkel Cell Polyomavirus-Like Particles [PDF]
, 2011 The newly discovered Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) resides in approximately 80% of Merkel cell carcinomas (MCC). Causal role of MCPyV for this rare and aggressive skin cancer is suggested by monoclonal integration and truncation of large T (LT) viral ...
Chen, Tingting +6 more
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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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Journal of Skin Cancer, 2012 Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, but highly malignant tumor of the skin with high rates of metastasis and poor survival. Its incidence rate rises and is currently about 0.6/100000/year.
T. Jaeger, J. Ring, C. Andres
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