title: Merkel cell carcinoma: what is it, what will it do and where will it go? What role should the pathologist play in reporting this information?
authors: Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
authors: Jameel Ahmad
authors: JA
authors: Brown
authors: Bruce R
authors: BR
authors: Smoller
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008938:Mitosis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014481:United States; D044465:White People
chemical_list: C115051:TP63 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins