Advances in Immunology: A Cornerstone in Diagnosis and Therapy of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

• Autori principali: Wyatt Lydolph MD (Autore), Sai Prasad Desikan MD (Autore), Shiyu Wang MD (Autore), John Allgood MD (Autore), Charles McClains MD (Autore), Jennifer Mclaughlin MD (Autore), Raman Desikan MD (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Merkel cell cancer (MCC) is a rare cutaneous malignancy arising from neuroendocrine cells. This rare but lethal malignancy (mortality greater than 30%) has also tripled in incidence over the last two decades. The role of immunodeficiency in pathogenesis of this rare malignancy is well established, w...