Merkel cell polyomavirus and extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma

The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) is involved in the development of up to 100% of Merkel cell cancer (MCC) cases. Early studies have reported that the virus was infrequently detected in other small cell or neuroendocrine lung carcinomas, which share histological features with MCC. The present study...

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Main Authors: HOURDEQUIN, KATHRYN C., LEFFERTS, JOEL A., BRENNICK, JEOFFRY B., ERNSTOFF, MARC S., TSONGALIS, GREGORY J., PIPAS, J. MARC
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: D.A. Spandidos 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796380/