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ArticleCase reports in medicine2020

Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Diagnostic Experience in a Reference Hospital: A Case Series.

Rocio Del Pilar López Panqueva, David A Suarez-Zamora, Luis E Barrera-Herrera, Mariam Rolón Cadena

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Article in Case reports in medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Rocio Del Pilar López PanquevaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7277-7482
David A Suarez-ZamoraDepartment of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1159-0512
Luis E Barrera-HerreraDepartment of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-0486
Mariam Rolón CadenaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratories, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, usually located in sun-exposed skin, with aggressive behavior and with high recurrence risk and metastatic disease. In Latin America, case series have been published, and it does not exceed 32 patients in 10 years, and in Colombia, there are case reports. We present a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study in patients diagnosed with MCC in the Department of Pathology and Laboratories at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá(FSFB) between January 2003 and December 2018. We present the demographic, clinical, and pathological variables of these patients, as well as a literature review.

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PMCPMC7049825

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