title: [Neuroendocrine (Merkel cell) skin cancer. Electron microscopic study].
abstract: The study is concerned with the results of light and electron microscopic examination of 2 cases of neuroendocrine (Merkel cell) carcinoma of the skin. Both patients developed multiple widely-distributed intra- and subcutaneous nodules. Histologically, tumors were mostly trabecular. Electron microscopic examination revealed neuroendocrine secretory granules, small bundles of intermediate fibers, a well-defined Golgi complex and a relatively high level of vesicular structures. There were some basal membrane fragments. It is suggested that they originate from polypotential epithelial stem cells.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001079:Apudoma / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*
vernacular_title: Rak kozhi iz neĭroéndokrinnykh kletok Merkeliia. Elektronno-mikroskopicheskoe issledovanie.