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Recent advances in the biology of Merkel cell carcinoma
19 Jun 2011
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Recent outstanding research has rapidly revealed new aspects of the biology, etiology, and clinicopathology of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare but highly aggressive neuroendocrine skin malignancy that affects the elderly and immunosuppressed patients. Molecular biological studies, especially the discovery of Merkel cell polyomavirus, have shed new light on the pathogenesis of the disease. Increasing evidence...
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