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. 2014 Oct;31(5):325-8.
doi: 10.5114/pdia.2014.40797. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Merkel cell carcinoma: an illustrative case and review

Luiza Marek  1 , Aleksandra Grzanka  1 , Ewa Chmielowska  2 , Marek Jankowski  1 , Robert A Schwartz  3 , Rafał Czajkowski  1
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Merkel cell carcinoma: an illustrative case and review

Luiza Marek et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2014 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Blue-red colored, hard and painful to the touch skin tumors of the left lower leg diagnosed as MCC
Figure 2
Figure 2
Merkel cell carcinoma. A, B – Hematoxylin and eosin staining. The obtained result of the histopathological examination found within the dermis area is low-differentiated small cancer cells with scanty cytoplasm and round nuclei with small grains. Necrosis was seen and a number of apoptotic cells and the figure division. In the stroma around tumors, there were seen numerous blood vessels and infiltration of inflammatory cells. C – Positive cytokeratin 20 staining. D – Positive CD56 staining. E – Positive neuron-specific enolase (NSE) staining
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