2017
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13815
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Atypical case of Merkel cell carcinoma difficult to diagnose clinically

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“…Due to its typical deep red color, the initial emphasis may be on the suspected diagnosis of vascular tumor, or-given additional ulceration and occurrence in body regions exposed to the sun-of basal cell carcinoma [11]. As in the patients shown here, MCC may initially present as benign, prompting the physician to wait, a decision which is retrospectively proven wrong; or, if there is suspicion of benign atheroma for example, antibiotic therapy is first administered for a relatively long period [12]. The low incidence as well as the variable clinical and histological presentation of Merkel cell carcinoma may lead to a delay in targeted diagnostics and provision of adequate therapy.…”
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“…Due to its typical deep red color, the initial emphasis may be on the suspected diagnosis of vascular tumor, or-given additional ulceration and occurrence in body regions exposed to the sun-of basal cell carcinoma [11]. As in the patients shown here, MCC may initially present as benign, prompting the physician to wait, a decision which is retrospectively proven wrong; or, if there is suspicion of benign atheroma for example, antibiotic therapy is first administered for a relatively long period [12]. The low incidence as well as the variable clinical and histological presentation of Merkel cell carcinoma may lead to a delay in targeted diagnostics and provision of adequate therapy.…”
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confidence: 91%
“…Tumors with such atypical appearance that prove resistant to therapy or change their behavior should therefore be surgically removed and investigated histopathologically. In this regard, incisional biopsies carry the risk that the actual malignancy is not included in the incision (sampling error) [12], which is why complete excisional biopsy should always be attempted in atypical tumors.…”
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