Merkel Cell Cancer
Studies from Washington University in the area of merkel cell cancer published
Published in Cancer Weekly, April 14th, 2009
New investigation results, 'Prevalence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in Merkel cell carcinoma,' are detailed in a study published in Modern Pathology. "It has recently been shown that Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and often lethal cutaneous malignancy, frequently harbors a novel clonally integrated polyomavirus aptly named Merkel cell polyomavirus. We aimed to study the prevalence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in cases of Merkel cell carcinoma, using specimens from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks," scientists writing in the journal Modern Pathology report.
"In our archives we identified 41 cases of Merkel cell carcinoma (from 29 different...
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