Merkel cell carcinoma arising in the oral mucosa.
This is the first reported case of a Merkel cell carcinoma arising in the oral mucosa. The tumor occurred in a 53-year-old white man, and it originated in the right mucobuccal fold. The Merkel cell origin was confirmed by electron microscopic and immunohistochemical studies.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Sciubba
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Bhuiya
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Blomquist
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Zelig
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Friedman
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*