Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA detection in a patient with Merkel cell carcinoma and multiple other skin cancers

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 442-444

  Haitz, Kassie A ^a   Rady, Peter L ^a   Nguyen, Harrison P ^b   He, Qin ^a   Prieto, Victor G ^c   Tyring, Stephen K ^a   Ciurea, Ana M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CISPLATIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; ETOPOSIDE; KERATIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; PANKERATIN; PREDNISONE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MELANOMA; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PAPULE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAR; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84858761232     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05390.x     Document Type: Article

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