Merkel cell cancer history and symptoms: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Patients with [[merkel cell carcinoma]] usually present with a rapid growing, painless, small mass that is typically located on sun exposed area of the body. | Patients with [[merkel cell carcinoma]] usually present with a rapid growing, painless, small mass that is typically located on sun exposed area of the body. | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
* The majority of patients with [[merkel cell carcinoma]] are asymptomatic. | * The majority of patients with [[merkel cell carcinoma]] are asymptomatic almost 88 percent. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 17 January 2019
|
Merkel cell cancer Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Merkel cell cancer history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Merkel cell cancer history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Merkel cell cancer history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Patients with merkel cell carcinoma usually present with a rapid growing, painless, small mass that is typically located on sun exposed area of the body.
History and Symptoms
- The majority of patients with merkel cell carcinoma are asymptomatic almost 88 percent.
History
Patients with merkel cell carcinoma may have a positive history of:
- Severe sun exposure
- Organ transplantation
- Viral infection like
- MCPvY
- HIV
- Taking immunosuppressive medications
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of merkel cell carcinoma include
- Rapid growing, painless and small mass that typically located on a sun exposed area of the body
- The most common location of merkel cell carcinoma is the periorbital region on the face
- The lesions in merkel cell carcinoma appear as plaques or violaceous solitary and dome-shaped nodules
- The nodules in merkel cell carcinoma appear as red or deep purple in colour