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Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: A rare malignant cutaneous tumor seen in elderly patients. Its usual location is on the head, neck and extremities. The tumor is composed of small round cells with scanty cytoplasm arranged in a trabecular pattern, or in ill-defined nodules or in a diffuse pattern. The tumor cells contain cytoplasmic membrane-bound dense core granules resembling neurosecretory granules. There is strong evidence implicating Merkel cell polyomavirus in a majority of cases of Merkel cell carcinoma. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Significant Genes in Merkel Cell Carcinoma

BRAF +

Disease Details

Synonyms
trabecular cancer, Merkel cell cancer, Neuroendocrine Skin Carcinoma, Cutaneous Apudoma, Merkel cell tumor, Skin Merkel cell carcinoma, Cutaneous Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Trabecular Skin Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Skin, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Skin
Parent(s)
Skin Carcinoma
OncoTree Name
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
OncoTree Code
MCC

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.