Abstract
Merkel cell carcinomas are aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine tumors that have recently been associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus. Visceral neuroendocrine tumors can involve the skin secondarily, usually in the setting of disseminated disease but can be the primary manifestation of disease. Knowledge of the clinical, histologic, and immunophenotypic features of tumors is essential for the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors in the skin.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Endocrine Pathology: Differential Diagnosis and Molecular Advances |
| Publisher | Springer New York |
| Pages | 447-452 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781441910684 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
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Keywords
- Cutaneous
- Merkel cell carcinoma
- Neuroendocrine
- Skin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Cutaneous neuroendocrine tumors. / Erickson, Lori A.
Endocrine Pathology: Differential Diagnosis and Molecular Advances. Springer New York, 2010. p. 447-452.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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AB - Merkel cell carcinomas are aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine tumors that have recently been associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus. Visceral neuroendocrine tumors can involve the skin secondarily, usually in the setting of disseminated disease but can be the primary manifestation of disease. Knowledge of the clinical, histologic, and immunophenotypic features of tumors is essential for the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors in the skin.
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