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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Micro = neuroendocrine nuclear features (round nucleus, small nucleoli/no nucleolus, stippled chromatin), usually small (~3x resting lymphocyte), often in sheets | |||
| Subtypes = small cell (common), large cell (uncommon) | |||
| LMDDx = [[small cell carcinoma]] | |||
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| IHC = Merkel cell polyomavirus +ve, CK20 +ve (perinuclear dot-like), CD56 +ve, TTF-1 -ve | |||
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| Site = [[skin]] | |||
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| Prevalence = rare | |||
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| Prognosis = poor | |||
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'''Merkel cell carcinoma''', abbreviated '''MCC''', is an uncommon aggressive form of skin cancer. | '''Merkel cell carcinoma''', abbreviated '''MCC''', is an uncommon aggressive form of skin cancer. | ||
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Image:Merkel_cell_carcinoma_-_intermed_mag.jpg | MCC - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron) | Image:Merkel_cell_carcinoma_-_intermed_mag.jpg | MCC - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron) | ||
Image:Merkel_cell_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | MCC - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Merkel_cell_carcinoma_-_very_high_mag.jpg | MCC - very high mag. (WC/Nephron) | Image:Merkel_cell_carcinoma_-_very_high_mag.jpg | MCC - very high mag. (WC/Nephron) | ||
Image:Merkelcellcarcinoma_Tag.jpg | Merkel cell carcinoma - nested pattern (WC) | Image:Merkelcellcarcinoma_Tag.jpg | Merkel cell carcinoma - nested pattern (WC) | ||