"Carcinoma, Merkel Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A carcinoma arising from MERKEL CELLS located in the basal layer of the epidermis and occurring most commonly as a primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Merkel cells are tactile cells of neuroectodermal origin and histologically show neurosecretory granules. The skin of the head and neck are a common site of Merkel cell carcinoma, occurring generally in elderly patients. (Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1245)
| Descriptor ID |
D015266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.721.150 C02.928.216 C04.557.465.625.650.240.325 C04.557.470.200.025.370.325 C04.557.580.625.650.240.325
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
- Merkle Tumors
- Tumors, Merkle
- Merkel Cell Tumor
- Tumor, Merkel Cell
- Merkel Cell Cancer
- Cancer, Merkel Cell
- Cell Cancer, Merkel
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carcinoma, Merkel Cell".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- DNA Virus Infections [C02.256]
- Polyomavirus Infections [C02.256.721]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C02.256.721.150]
- Tumor Virus Infections [C02.928]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C02.928.216]
- Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal [C04.557.465]
- Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.465.625]
- Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.465.625.650]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.465.625.650.240]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C04.557.465.625.650.240.325]
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
- Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]
- Adenocarcinoma [C04.557.470.200.025]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.470.200.025.370]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C04.557.470.200.025.370.325]
- Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue [C04.557.580]
- Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.580.625]
- Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.580.625.650]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.580.625.650.240]
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell [C04.557.580.625.650.240.325]
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Merkel Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Tribble JT, Pfeiffer RM, Brownell I, Cahoon EK, Sargen MR, Shiels MS, Luo Q, Cohen C, Drezner K, Hernandez B, Moreno A, Pawlish K, Saafir-Callaway B, Engels EA, Volesky-Avellaneda KD. Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Immunosuppression, UV Radiation, and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jan 01; 161(1):47-55.
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Sumi A, Chambers JK, Ito S, Kojima K, Omachi T, Doi M, Uchida K. Different expression patterns of p63 and p73 in Felis catus papillomavirus type 2-associated feline Merkel cell carcinomas and other epidermal carcinomas. J Vet Med Sci. 2024 Jan 10; 86(1):39-48.
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Clarke CA, Robbins HA, Tatalovich Z, Lynch CF, Pawlish KS, Finch JL, Hernandez BY, Fraumeni JF, Madeleine MM, Engels EA. Risk of merkel cell carcinoma after solid organ transplantation. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015 Feb; 107(2).