"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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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Merkel Cell" by people in Profiles.
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NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Version 1.2024. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 01; 22(1D):e240002.
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Readability of online patient education materials for Merkel cell carcinoma. Arch Dermatol Res. 2023 Apr; 315(3):629-632.
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Radiation Therapy for Cutaneous Malignancies of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2021 Apr; 54(2):307-327.
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Concurrent Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Same Lymph Node. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Jun; 41(6):e61-e63.
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Isolated Limb Infusion: A Single-Center Experience with Over 200 Infusions. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Dec; 24(13):3842-3849.
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Painless telangiectatic lesion on the wrist. Cutis. 2017 Oct; 100(4):E7-E9.
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Natural killer cell response is a predictor of good outcome in MCPyV+ Merkel cell carcinoma: A case series of 23 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 07; 77(1):31-32.
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Merkel cells are long-lived cells whose production is stimulated by skin injury. Dev Biol. 2017 02 01; 422(1):4-13.
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Merkel cell carcinoma: what makes a difference? Am J Surg. 2015 Feb; 209(2):342-6.
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Limb preservation with isolated limb infusion for locally advanced nonmelanoma cutaneous and soft-tissue malignant neoplasms. Arch Surg. 2011 Jul; 146(7):870-5.