Combined squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma of the vulva: Role of human papillomavirus and Merkel cell polyomavirus

Chien-Heng Chen; Yih-Yiing Wu; Kuan-Ting Kuo; Jau-Yu Liau; Cher-Wei Liang

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.04.005

Combined squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma of the vulva: Role of human papillomavirus and Merkel cell polyomavirus

JAAD Case Rep. 2015 Jun 13;1(4):196-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.04.005. eCollection 2015 Jul.

Authors

Chien-Heng Chen¹, Yih-Yiing Wu², Kuan-Ting Kuo³, Jau-Yu Liau³, Cher-Wei Liang³

Affiliations

¹ Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Taipei City Hospital Renai Branch, Renai, Taiwan.
³ National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Keywords: HPV, human papillomavirus; MCC, Merkel cell carcinoma; MCV, Merkel cell polyomavirus; Merkel cell carcinoma; Merkel cell polyomavirus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; human papillomavirus; squamous cell carcinoma; vulva.

Publication types

Case Reports