Kido Issei, Kadono Takao, Hashida Yumiko, Daibata Masanori, Nakai Kozo
Dermatology, Kochi University, Nankoku, JPN.
Microbiology and Infection, Kochi University, Nankoku, JPN.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 16;16(12):e75837. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75837. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor with high mortality. It is well known that clonal integration of the Merkel cell polyomavirus into the dermal precursor cells is a hypothesized pathway in Merkel cell carcinoma pathogenesis. Here, we demonstrate a case of Merkel cell carcinoma (primary origin unknown) presenting with high Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA levels in swabs obtained from normal skin.
默克尔细胞癌是一种罕见的神经内分泌肿瘤,死亡率很高。众所周知,默克尔细胞多瘤病毒克隆整合到真皮前体细胞中是默克尔细胞癌发病机制中的一种假设途径。在此,我们报告一例默克尔细胞癌(原发部位不明)病例,其取自正常皮肤的拭子中默克尔细胞多瘤病毒DNA水平很高。