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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Spontaneous regression and recurrence of stage III Merkel cell carcinoma.

Sandra Catharina Petronella Jansen, Christine P M Groeneveld-Haenen, Paul J J M Klinkhamer, Rudi M H Roumen

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spontaneous Regression of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sandra Catharina Petronella JansenDepartment of Surgery, Maxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Christine P M Groeneveld-HaenenDepartment of Dermatology, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Paul J J M KlinkhamerDepartment of Pathology, PAMM, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Rudi M H RoumenDepartment of Surgery, Maxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Máxima Medisch Centrum · NLPAMM · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a malignant neuroendocrine carcinoma originating in the skin. It is typically aggressive with a tendency to recur locally and metastasise. There have been several case reports about spontaneous regression of MCC over the past years, but to the best of our knowledge this is the first case of a regional lymph node metastasised MCC with complete spontaneous regression and recurrence. In addition, the primary tumour has an unusual localisation on the foot.

Indexed as

Lymph Node ExcisionCarcinoma, Merkel CellFemaleGroinHumansLymph NodesMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm Regression, SpontaneousNeoplasm StagingRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSkin NeoplasmsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID25716042
PMCPMC4342626
OpenAlexW2046421669

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