title: [Merkel cell carcinoma of the gingival mucosa in a black young adult].
abstract: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive primary neuroendocrine neoplasm of the skin with a poor prognosis. It occurs mainly in the skin of white elderly patients. Its occurrence in intraoral mucosal sites is rare. We report a rare case of MCC that arose in the gingival mucosa of young black adult.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dermatologie, BP 6821 Dakar-Etoile, Sénégal. moussante@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toure
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mbaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003906:Developing Countries; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D012675:Senegal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed