Case 1: Merkel cell carcinoma

By Simon Naseri, MD, Mike Mikkelsen Lorenzen, MD and Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, MD Pathophysiology Merkel cell carcinoma, first described in 1972 by Toker, is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. MCC is caused by UV-radiation (in 24 %) and/or the merkel cell polyoma virus (MCV,

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