"Carcinoma, Merkel Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A carcinoma arising from MERKEL CELLS located in the basal layer of the epidermis and occurring most commonly as a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Merkel cells are tactile cells of neuroectodermal origin and histologically show neurosecretory granules. The skin of the head and neck are a common site of Merkel cell carcinoma, occurring generally in elderly patients. (Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1245)
Descriptor ID |
D015266
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MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.721.150 C02.928.216 C04.557.465.625.650.240.325 C04.557.470.200.025.370.325 C04.557.580.625.650.240.325
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Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
- Merkle Tumors
- Tumors, Merkle
- Merkel Cell Tumor
- Tumor, Merkel Cell
- Merkel Cell Cancer
- Cancer, Merkel Cell
- Cell Cancer, Merkel
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carcinoma, Merkel Cell".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- DNA Virus Infections [C02.256]
- Polyomavirus Infections [C02.256.721]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C02.256.721.150]
- Tumor Virus Infections [C02.928]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C02.928.216]
- Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal [C04.557.465]
- Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.465.625]
- Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.465.625.650]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.465.625.650.240]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C04.557.465.625.650.240.325]
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
- Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]
- Adenocarcinoma [C04.557.470.200.025]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.470.200.025.370]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C04.557.470.200.025.370.325]
- Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue [C04.557.580]
- Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.580.625]
- Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.580.625.650]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.580.625.650.240]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C04.557.580.625.650.240.325]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Carcinoma, Merkel Cell".
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Merkel Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Valiga A, Tababa EJ, Chung HJ, Cha J. Merkel Cell Hyperplasia Versus Intraepidermal Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Comparative Study of 2 Cases. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 Jul 01; 45(7):505-508.
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Terushkin V, Brodland DG, Sharon DJ, Zitelli JA. Mohs surgery for early-stage Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) achieves local control better than wide local excision ? radiation therapy with no increase in MCC-specific death. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Aug; 60(8):1010-1012.
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Butala AA, Jain V, Reddy VK, Sebro RA, Song Y, Karakousis G, Mitchell TC, Lukens JN, Shabason JE. Impact of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes on Overall Survival in Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Oncologist. 2021 01; 26(1):63-69.
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Lamb EP, Shaw FR, Fleming MD. Investigation of the Diagnostic Precision and Utility of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Treatment of Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Am Surg. 2018 May 01; 84(5):e173-e175.
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Humphreys TR, Shah K, Wysong A, Lexa F, MacFarlane D. The role of imaging in the management of patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer: When is imaging necessary? J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Apr; 76(4):591-607.
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Bognet R, Thompson C, Campanelli C. Giant metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma. Skinmed. 2013 May-Jun; 11(3):179-80.
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Ilyas EN, Leinberry CF, Ilyas AM. Skin cancers of the hand and upper extremity. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Jan; 37(1):171-8.
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Knoepp SM, Hookim K, Placido J, Fields KL, Roh MH. The application of immunocytochemistry to cytologic direct smears of metastatic merkel cell carcinoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 2013 Aug; 41(8):729-33.
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Halvorson CR, McClain S, Rady P, Tyring S, Gaspari AA. Merkel cell carcinoma presenting in a young patient as a forme fruste of variant epidermodysplasia verruciformis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Sep; 65(3):667-669.
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Wu KN, McCue PA, Berger A, Spiegel JR, Wang ZX, Witkiewicz AK. Detection of Merkel cell carcinoma polyomavirus in mucosal Merkel cell carcinoma. Int J Surg Pathol. 2010 Oct; 18(5):342-6.