Pure versus combined Merkel cell carcinomas: immunohistochemical evaluation of cellular proteins (p53, Bcl-2, and c-kit) reveals significant overexpression of p53 in combined tumors.

Merkel cell polyomavirus is of oncogenic significance in approximately 80% of Merkel cell carcinomas. Morphological subcategories of the tumor differ in regard to viral status, the rare combined type being uniformly virus negative and the predominant pure type being mainly virus positive. Indications that different biological subsets of the tumor exist led us to explore this diversity.

Solid carcinoma revisited: a possible variant of microcystic adnexal carcinoma.

Primary malignant apocrine and eccrine skin neoplasms are rare and their nosology is still evolving. First described in 1997, solid carcinoma is now considered a discrete entity by some, although this remains controversial. Apocrine differentiation was postulated.

Cutaneous manifestations of a zoonotic Onchocerca species in an adult male, acquired in Nova Scotia, Canada.

A 65-year-old male with known hypertension and hypercholesterolemia sought medical attention because of a 3-month history of skin swelling on his upper back. Histopathology and molecular techniques were employed and identified an organism in the Onchocerca genus. This represents a very uncommon example of cutaneous infection by a zoonotic Onchocerca species.

Evolution of granuloma annulare to mid-dermal elastolysis: report of a case and review of the literature.

A 55-year-old healthy Caucasian female, on no medication, was seen by a dermatologist because of a patchy, slightly indurated and violaceous eruption involving her neck and trunk. The clinical impression was of granuloma annulare (GA). Over a period of several months the violaceous lesions became atrophic with loss of colour and eventual wrinkling of lesional skin.