An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a subtype of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with increasing incidence. Clinically, MCC resembles other far less-aggressive NMSCs, and the pathogenesis is still not understood completely. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are essential to improve overall survival. We presen...

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Autores principales:	Maria Danielsen, Trine Høgsberg, Henrik Frank Lorentzen, Ann-Kathrine Rahr German Rossau
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Publicado:	Karger Publishers 2021
Materias:	skin cancer covid-19 merkel cell carcinoma case report Dermatology RL1-803
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9d1a6dbf5b874e7f8d9db2e81acd46d92021-12-02T12:40:22ZAn Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-191662-656710.1159/000519649https://doaj.org/article/9d1a6dbf5b874e7f8d9db2e81acd46d92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/519649https://doaj.org/toc/1662-6567Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a subtype of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with increasing incidence. Clinically, MCC resembles other far less-aggressive NMSCs, and the pathogenesis is still not understood completely. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are essential to improve overall survival. We present a case report of a 74-year-old female, who had noticed a rapidly growing, oozing tumor on her right flank. She was hesitant to contact the dermatology ward where she had regular checkups as she was afraid of contracting COVID-19. This was in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At presentation, she had a large exophytic MCC on her right flank and multiple metastases. The disease was at a late stage, and palliative care was the only treatment option left. With this case, we wish to report a rather uncharacteristic location and size of an MCC tumor and suggest that fear of the pandemic and the COVID-19 lockdown has impacted dramatically on attendance of symptomatic patients.Maria DanielsenTrine HøgsbergHenrik Frank LorentzenAnn-Kathrine Rahr German RossauKarger Publishersarticleskin cancercovid-19merkel cell carcinomacase reportDermatologyRL1-803ENCase Reports in Dermatology, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 525-529 (2021)
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description	Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a subtype of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with increasing incidence. Clinically, MCC resembles other far less-aggressive NMSCs, and the pathogenesis is still not understood completely. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are essential to improve overall survival. We present a case report of a 74-year-old female, who had noticed a rapidly growing, oozing tumor on her right flank. She was hesitant to contact the dermatology ward where she had regular checkups as she was afraid of contracting COVID-19. This was in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At presentation, she had a large exophytic MCC on her right flank and multiple metastases. The disease was at a late stage, and palliative care was the only treatment option left. With this case, we wish to report a rather uncharacteristic location and size of an MCC tumor and suggest that fear of the pandemic and the COVID-19 lockdown has impacted dramatically on attendance of symptomatic patients.
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author	Maria Danielsen Trine Høgsberg Henrik Frank Lorentzen Ann-Kathrine Rahr German Rossau
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title	An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19
title_short	An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19
title_full	An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19
title_fullStr	An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed	An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19
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publisher	Karger Publishers
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9d1a6dbf5b874e7f8d9db2e81acd46d9
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An Extensive Case of Merkel Cell Carcinoma due to Fright of COVID-19

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