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

• Main Authors: Wyatt Lydolph MD (Author), Sai Prasad Desikan MD (Author), Shiyu Wang MD (Author), John Allgood MD (Author), Charles McClains MD (Author), Jennifer Mclaughlin MD (Author), Raman Desikan MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...