Open AccessCYTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTICS OF MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA (PRIMARY NEURO-ENDOCRINE SKIN CANCER) IN THE MATERIAL OF A SUPERFICIAL SHAVE BIOPSY
Author(s) -
V. N. Vysotskaya,
Yelena Karpova,
E. S. Sukhovskaya,
А. Н. Бабушкин,
N.V. Boriskin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
laboratornaâ i kliničeskaâ medicina. farmaciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2712-9330
DOI - 10.14489/lcmp.2021.02.pp.054-058
Subject(s) - merkel cell carcinoma , biopsy , merkel cell , pathology , medicine , carcinoma , cancer , endocrine system , skin cancer , dermatology , hormone
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare malignant primary skin tumor with epithelial and neuroendocrine differentiation. In the presented diagnostic case, the possibility of a cytological method in this material is a scarification biopsy.