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A 33-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: merkel cell cancer?
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Dr. Myron Arlenanswered
Surgical Oncology 64 years experience
Cutaneous neoplasm: Merkel-cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and highly aggressive form of skin cancer. in most cases, is caused by the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV). It serves as cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin is mostly seen on skin of face as a pink or red nodule and metastasizes rapidly like an aggressive melanoma. It does respond fairly well to wide excision when possible followed by Radiation
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A 32-year-old member asked:
How rare is merkel cell cancer?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 44 years experience
Pretty rare: During a given year, maybe one person in 250, 000 in the usa gets a merkel cell cancer. The highest risk is in very old white people, with 3 in 100, 000 per year.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What can you tell me about merkel cell cancer?
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Dr. Ritesh Rathoreanswered
Hematology and Oncology 30 years experience
Aggressive cancer: This is an uncommon aggressive skin cancer linked to sun exposure and a specific virus exposure (merkel cell polyoma virus). It is treated with surgical removal to begin with; advanced cases may need radiation or/and chemotherapy.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for merkel cell cancer?
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Dr. Barry Pressanswered
Plastic Surgery 44 years experience
Examination, biopsy: Some merkel cell cancers can be diagnosed by history and appearance. More often, a simple in-office biopsy and pathologic examination is necessary for a definitive diagnosis.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What are the symptoms of merkel cell cancer?
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Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 56 years experience
Painless skinnodule: Rare lethal skin cancer, rapidly spreads appear as painless fleshy skin nodule, in elderly, and in immuno suppressed individuals, arises from neuro endocrine cells of skin, resemble small cell cancers of lung by microscope..
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What is a merkel cell or a merkel cell cancer?
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Dr. Morris Westfriedanswered
Dermatology 46 years experience
Rare skin cancer: Merkel cell is a rare skin cancer which must be treated surgically. It is derived from neuron doctrine cells and is rare compared to melanoma, basal or squamous cell carcinoma. It can occur on the face or extremities mad removal may recur lymph node dissection. It can spread to lymph nodes and radiation may be used after surgery to increase cure.
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Dr. Andrew Turrisi commented
Radiation Oncology 47 years experience
It looks a lot like Small Cell Lung, similar neurendocrine nests of cells and markers, but unrelated to smoking.
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