Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cytology Images

Looking much like an insect bite testing revealed that the reddish spot on this patient s shin was actually merkel cell carcinoma.

Merkel cell carcinoma cytology images.

Atypical small blue cells. Merkel cell carcinoma is also called neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Preauricular lymph node metastasis was also present. Merkel cell carcinoma is a highly aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma primarily affecting elderly and immunosuppressed individuals.

Pictures of merkel cell carcinoma. Merkel cell carcinoma most often develops in older people. Long term sun exposure or a weak immune system may increase your. Mcc was first described in 1972 and only in the 1990s was the ck20 antibody developed to make it easily identifiable by pathologists.

Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon but very dangerous type of skin cancer it occurs most often in fair skinned individuals over the age of 50. Diagnosis and management of merkel cell carcinoma presents distinct challenges including. To help you spot mcc the following pictures show you diverse ways that it can appear on the skin. A barely noticeable 6 mm slightly dermal nodule below the hairline that had been present for about 6 weeks.

This lesion is a merkel cell carcinoma and squamous carcinoma scc collision tumor meaning the two tumors are directly adjacent to each other. A red or pink spot. Cellular crowding and necrosis. 56 percent of mccs are believed to be benign when initially examined by physicians who may mistake the tumors for cysts or infected hair follicles.

Contributed by thai yen ly m d. Merkel cell carcinomas look like red blue or flesh colored lumps that appear on sun exposed areas of the skin. Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that usually appears as a flesh colored or bluish red nodule often on your face head or neck. Among 5722 cases the average merkel cell carcinoma merkel cell carcinoma a skin cancer composed of cells that look microscopically similar to normal merkel cells present in the skin.