Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient

Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon neuroendocrine carcinoma with a rising incidence and an aggressive behavior. It predominantly occurs in older patients, with onset occurring at a mean age of 75-80 years. Recognized risk factors are ultraviolet sunlight exposure, immunosuppression, and, more rece...

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Autores principales: Góes, Heliana Freitas de Oliveira, Lima, Caren dos Santos, Issa, Maria Cláudia de Almeida, Luz, Flávio Barbosa, Pantaleão, Luciana, da Paixão, José Gabriel Miranda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175510
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author Góes, Heliana Freitas de Oliveira
Lima, Caren dos Santos
Issa, Maria Cláudia de Almeida
Luz, Flávio Barbosa
Pantaleão, Luciana
da Paixão, José Gabriel Miranda
author_facet Góes, Heliana Freitas de Oliveira
Lima, Caren dos Santos
Issa, Maria Cláudia de Almeida
Luz, Flávio Barbosa
Pantaleão, Luciana
da Paixão, José Gabriel Miranda
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description Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon neuroendocrine carcinoma with a rising incidence and an aggressive behavior. It predominantly occurs in older patients, with onset occurring at a mean age of 75-80 years. Recognized risk factors are ultraviolet sunlight exposure, immunosuppression, and, more recently, Merkel cell polyomavirus. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma in a young HIV positive patient with Merkel Cell polyomavirus detected in the tumor.
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spelling pubmed-55145822017-07-24 Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient Góes, Heliana Freitas de Oliveira Lima, Caren dos Santos Issa, Maria Cláudia de Almeida Luz, Flávio Barbosa Pantaleão, Luciana da Paixão, José Gabriel Miranda An Bras Dermatol Case Report Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon neuroendocrine carcinoma with a rising incidence and an aggressive behavior. It predominantly occurs in older patients, with onset occurring at a mean age of 75-80 years. Recognized risk factors are ultraviolet sunlight exposure, immunosuppression, and, more recently, Merkel cell polyomavirus. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma in a young HIV positive patient with Merkel Cell polyomavirus detected in the tumor. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5514582/ /pubmed/29186254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175510 Text en ©2017 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Góes, Heliana Freitas de Oliveira
Lima, Caren dos Santos
Issa, Maria Cláudia de Almeida
Luz, Flávio Barbosa
Pantaleão, Luciana
da Paixão, José Gabriel Miranda
Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
title Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
title_full Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
title_fullStr Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
title_full_unstemmed Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
title_short Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
title_sort merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175510
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