Cytogenetic study of a Merkel cell carcinoma.
Banded karyotypes from two metastatic sites of a Merkel cell carcinoma were analyzed. The results indicate very close similarity between the two specimens including an overall tendency to triploidy and the same five marker chromosomes. One of the markers represented by two copies in most of the karyotyped cells was 1q-.
D000782:Aneuploidy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002900:Chromosomes, Human, 1-3; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*