| Title | Merkel's cell carcinoma in organ recipients: report of 41 cases |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Penn I, First MR |
| Journal | Transplantation |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 1717 - 21 |
| Date Published | Dec 15 |
| Accession Number | 10609948 |
| Keywords | *Organ Transplantation, *Postoperative Complications, Adult, Aged, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / epidemiology / *etiology / mortality / therapy, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology / *etiology / mortality / therapy |
| Abstract | In the general population Merkel's cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer. More than 600 cases have been reported. MCC seems to be common in transplant recipients, with 41 cases being reported to the Cincinnati Transplant Tumor Registry, and another 11 in the transplant literature. In the general population, it is a disease of older adults, with only 51% of cases occurring below the age of 50 years. In transplant patients, the mean age at diagnosis was 53 (range 33-78) years, and 29% of recipients were |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1237 |
