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ArticleJournal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

An Aggressive Presentation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report.

Zemni Ines, Haddad Sabrine, Fatma Saadallah, Ayadi Mohamed Ali, Charfi Lamia, Chargui Riadh, Rahal Khaled

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Article in Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. 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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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zemni InesSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-7244-8248
Haddad SabrineSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Fatma SaadallahSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ayadi Mohamed AliSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Charfi LamiaSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Chargui RiadhSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-4518-4048
Rahal KhaledSalah Azaiez Institute, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Tunis El Manar University · TN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare malignant neuroendocrine tumor more common in immunosuppressed old patients. It is characterized by a high frequency of local recurrence, regional nodal metastasis, distant metastasis, and low survival rate. The diagnosis of MCC is challenging due to its rarity and can be clinically mistaken for other skin cancer. We report a case of locally advanced MCC of the left groin with aggressive behavior that was finally controlled with a combined treatment and we collected data from the literature to discuss the appropriate therapeutic algorithm for the management of this uncommon skin tumor.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Merkel CellCombined Modality TherapyGroinHumansMaleMiddle AgedSkin NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeMerkel cell carcinomaneuroendocrinesurgerysystemic treatment

Identifiers

PMID33047644
PMCPMC7566174
OpenAlexW3092257026

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