Merkel cell cancer differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Merkel cell cancer must be differentiated from other skin lesions, such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, lymphoma, vascular tumors, and other benign skin tumors.
Differentiating Merkel Cell Cancer from other Diseases
Merkel cell cancer must be differentiated from other skin lesions, such as:[1]
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Malignant melanoma
- Lymphoma
- Metastatic carcinoma
- Sarcoma
- Benign cyst
- Acneiform lesion
- Lipoma
- Dermatofibroma
- Vascular lesion
References
- ↑ Heath M, Jaimes N, Lemos B, Mostaghimi A, Wang LC, Peñas PF; et al. (2008). "Clinical characteristics of Merkel cell carcinoma at diagnosis in 195 patients: the AEIOU features". J Am Acad Dermatol. 58 (3): 375–81. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.11.020. PMC 2335370. PMID 18280333.