Merkel cell carcinoma versus metastatic small cell primary bronchogenic carcinoma

• Main Authors: Katya Lisette Velasquez Cantillo (Author), Billie L. Jackson (Author), Ana Maria Abreu Velez (Author), Andersson Rafae (Author), Benavides Alvarez (Author), Michael S. Howard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the skin is a rare, aggressive, malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm. The tumor classically demonstrates positive immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining for chromogranin A(ChrA), cytokeratin 20 (CK20), neuron specific enolase (NSE) and/or achaete-acute complex-like 1 (MASH1)...