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.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Sciubba
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Bhuiya
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Blomquist
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Friedman
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*