Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient with GATA2 deficiency: a novel association with primary immunodeficiency.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 55-year-old woman with GATA2 deficiency and neurofibromatosis 1 was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). This polyomavirus-associated cutaneous malignancy has previously been associated with immunosuppression and acquired immunodeficiencies such as HIV/AIDS. However, MCC has not been previously reported in the setting of underlying primary or inherited immunodeficiency.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
- GATA2 Transcription Factor
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Skin Neoplasms