Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive cutaneous malignancy. The infectivity
of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), an apparent agent in MCC development, may be …

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) is a virus discovered in our laboratory at the University of
Pittsburgh that is monoclonally integrated into the genome of≈ 80% of human Merkel cell …

Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare and aggressive neoplasm. Due to its rarity, therapeutic
guidelines are not well established, especially for regionally advanced disease. Articles in …

Background Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma
(SLL), or non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are at increased risk for the development of skin …

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection has been widely available in industrialized countries since 1996; its widespread …

Objective To evaluate Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA prevalence and load among
men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)(hereafter referred to as HIV-positive men) …

First, it occurred at least in two previous trials [2, 3]. Second, their analyses are concordant,
not discordant. The Wald asymptotic confidence interval (CI) limit, which is based on the …

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive, primary neuroendocrine cancer of the
skin. The majority of MCC cases are associated with the recently discovered Merkel cell …

Background: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare skin cancer of neuroendocrine origin, which is
characterized by a high rate of recurrence, metastatic spread and mortality. Because of its …

Introduction and objectives Merkel cell carcinoma was first described by Toker in 1972. It is
an uncommon, primary neuroendocrine skin carcinoma which appears in the …