Basal cell carcinoma: CD56 and cytokeratin 5/6 staining patterns in the differential diagnosis with Merkel cell carcinoma
Panse G, McNiff JM, Ko CJ. Basal cell carcinoma: CD56 and cytokeratin 5/6 staining patterns in the differential diagnosis with Merkel cell carcinoma. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2017, 44: 553-556. PMID: 28403527, DOI: 10.1111/cup.12950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaCases of BCCCell carcinomaCD56 expressionCases of MCCHistopathological examinationNeuroendocrine differentiationNeuroendocrine tumorsDifferential diagnosisCD56Sensitive markerUseful markerCarcinomaPatchy expressionTumorsDifficult casesMarkersStainingExpressionWell‐differentiated neuroendocrine tumors in skin: Terminology and diagnostic utility of cytokeratin 5/6 and p63
Panse G, Cowper SE, Leffell DJ, Pulitzer M, Ko CJ. Well‐differentiated neuroendocrine tumors in skin: Terminology and diagnostic utility of cytokeratin 5/6 and p63. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2017, 44: 557-562. PMID: 28417484, DOI: 10.1111/cup.12952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous adnexal neoplasmsAdnexal neoplasmsNeuroendocrine tumorsAdnexal tumorsBenign skin adnexal tumorCutaneous adnexal tumorsAggressive metastatic diseaseLow-grade tumorsSkin adnexal tumorsMajority of casesMetastatic diseaseMetastatic adenocarcinomaCarcinoid tumorsCytokeratin 5/6Diagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisImmunohistochemical stainsCK5/6Diagnostic utilityPrimary siteTumorsNeoplasmsFirst signWDNETsP63