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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2021

Spontaneous Regression of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report.

Branislav Bystricky, Filip Kohutek, Zuzana Miklatkova, Tomas Sedlacek, Viliam Gal, Regina Lohajova Behulova

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2021. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Branislav BystrickyOncology Department, Faculty Hospital Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia and Faculty of Healthcare, Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-9622-8557
Filip KohutekOncology Department, Faculty Hospital Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-6169-0680
Zuzana MiklatkovaOncology Department, Faculty Hospital Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia.
Tomas SedlacekMedicyt Trencin, Trencin, Slovakia.
Viliam GalUnilabs Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-9435-7825
Regina Lohajova BehulovaDepartment of Clinical Genetics, St. Elisabeth Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Vysoká škola manažmentu, City University of Seattle · SKNational Bank of Slovakia · SKVysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce sv. Alžbety · SK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin neuroendocrine tumor presumably arising from Merkel cells in the basal layer of epidermis. It is an aggressive tumor predominantly found on the head and neck area of elderly people, with a mortality rate around 41% for all stages. Complete spontaneous regression of MCC is seldom observed, mostly in elderly women. We describe complete spontaneous regression of large, histologically confirmed MCC in an elderly woman after biopsy, which occurred incidentally, while waiting for radical surgery with skin flap. Next-generation sequencing with SOPHiA Solid Tumor Plus Solution did not reveal any relevant gene mutations or rearrangements. An update of literature for these very rare cases is provided.

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next-generation sequencingskin neuroendocrine tumorzygomatic region

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PMID34629908
PMCPMC8495228
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