Merkel cell carcinoma associated with HIV: Review of 14 patients

AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-121

  Izikson, Leonid ^a   Nornhold, Erika ^a   Iyer, Jayasri G ^b   Nghiem, Paul ^b   Zeitouni, Nathalie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; CD4 ANTIGEN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EFAVIRENZ; ETOPOSIDE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; NELFINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR; STAVUDINE; VINCRISTINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LETTER; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78650359082     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328340a19c     Document Type: Letter

References (16)

1. Pulitzer MP, Amin BD, Busam KJ. Merkel cell carcinoma: review. Adv Anat Pathol 2009; 16:135-144.
2. Becker JC, Kauczok CS, Ugurel S, Eib S, Bröcker EB, Houben R. Merkel cell carcinoma: molecular pathogenesis, clinical features and therapy. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2008; 6:709-719.
3. Engels EA, Frisch M, Goedert JJ, Biggar RJ, Miller RW. Merkel cell carcinoma and HIV infection. Lancet 2002; 359:497-498.
4. An KP, Ratner D. Merkel cell carcinoma in the setting of HIV infection. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001, 45, 309-312.
5. Catlett JP, Todd WM, Carr, Jr ME. Merkel cell tumor in an HIV-positive patient. Va Med Q 1992;119: 256-258.
6. Calza L, Beltrami C, Manfredi R, Colangeli V, Freo E, Chiodo F. Merkel cell carcinoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. Br J Dermatol 2002; 146:895-898.
7. Busse PM, Clark JR, Muse VV, Liu V. Case 19-2008: a 63-year-old HIV-positive man with cutaneous Merkel-cell carcinoma. N Eng J Med 2008; 358:2717-2723.
8. Manganoni MA, Farisoglio C, Tucci G, Venturini M, Marocolo D, Aquilano MC, et al. Merkel cell carcinoma and HIV infection: a case report and review of the literature. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2007; 21:447-451.
9. Cone LA, Gade-Andaolu R, Lesnick RH, Aitken D, Bush WS, Potts BE. Merkel cell carcinoma in an HIV-1-infected man. AIDS 2006; 20:474-475.
10. Matichard E, Descamps V, Grossin M, Genin R, Bouvet E, Crikx B. Merkel cell carcinoma in a black human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. Br J Dermatol 2002; 146:671-673.
11. Burack JB, Altschuler EL. Sustained remission of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma with treatment of HIV infection. J R Soc Med 2003; 96:238-239.
12. Samarendra P, Berkowitz L, Kumari S, Alexis R. Primary nodal neuroendocrine (Merkel Cell) tumor in a patient with HIV infection. South Med J 2000; 93:920-922.
13. Colebunders R, Bottieau E, Van den Brande J, Colpaert C, Van Marck E. Merkel cell carcinoma and multiple basal cell carci-nomainan African albino woman with HIV infection. HIV Med 2004; 5:452-454.
14. Solomon RK, Lundeen SJ, Hamlar DD, Pambuccian SE. Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of unusual cutaneous neoplasms of the scalp in HIV-infected patients: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 2001; 24:186-192.
15. Feng H, Shuda M, Chang Y, Moore PS. Clonal integration of a polyomavirus in human Merkel cell carcinoma. Science 2008; 319:1096-1100.
16. Crum-Cianflone N, Huppler Hullsiek K, Marconi V, Weintrob A, Ganesan A, Barthel RV. Trends in the incidence of cancers among HIV-infected persons and the impact of antiretroviral therapy: a 20-year cohort study. AIDS 2009; 23:41-50.