BACKGROUND Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine tumor that commonly arises in the skin. It is rare for it to occur in the testes. There are only seven cases of testicular Merkel cell carcinoma reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 66-year-old Maori man presented to our hospital with left testicular swelling. His alpha-fetoprotein and beta-human chorionic gon...

BACKGROUND Merkel cell carcinomas are rare neoplasm of neuroendocrine origin, usually observed in elderly people in areas with abundant sunlight, and predominantly located on the head and neck, extremities, and trunk. In many patients, a local recurrence after resection of the primary tumour and even distant metastases can be found. CASE PRESENTATION We report an unusual occurrence of pancrea...

BACKGROUND Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm originating from mechanoreceptor Merkel cells of the stratum basale of the epidermis. Cases affecting the vulva are exceedingly rare, with the currently available literature primarily in case report form. BODY Systematic review of the PubMed database returned 17 cases of Merkel cell carcinoma affecting the vulva. Patients pres...

Merkel cell carcinomas (MCCs) are uncommon, highly malignant skin tumors that develop in sun-exposed areas of the skin. Most of the MCCs are CK 20-positive and CK 7-negative such as our case. About 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma is associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus.

AMA Alvarez-Coronel L, Rivera-Moncada Saul Lino-Silva L. Prognostic significance of tumour budding in Merkel cell carcinoma. Polish Journal Pathology. 2023. doi:10.5114/pjp.2023.129404. APA Alvarez-Coronel, L., Rivera-Moncada, & Lino-Silva, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2023.129404 Chicago Leslye A, Luisa F and Leonardo Lino-Silva. "Prognostic carcinoma". Harvard MLA A et al. carcinoma." ...

Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon, highly malignant, primary cutaneous neuroendocrine tumour mostly occurring as a solitary nodule on the head or on the extremities. It has high recurrence rate. We hereby report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma in a young woman.