Table 1 Clinicopathological features of 31 primary cutaneous neuroendocrine or Merkel cell carcinomas

From: Expression of Notch-1 and alteration of the E-cadherin/β-catenin cell adhesion complex are observed in primary cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma (Merkel cell carcinoma)

No.

Merkel cell carcinoma

Age

Sex

Site

Status

DFI (months)

Follow-up (months)

1

Primary

54

F

Back

NED

323

2

Primary

91

M

Neck

DOD

4

5

3

Primary

65

F

Leg

NED

214

4

Primary

84

M

Leg

DOD

3

16

5

Primary

91

F

Cheek

DOD

3

22

6

Primary

81

M

Leg

NED

138

7

Primary

68

M

Front

DOD

2

10

8

Primary

81

M

Leg

NED

94

9

Primary

57

F

Thigh

DOD

2

4

10

Primary

85

F

Thigh

DOD

4

24

11

Primary

80

F

Cheek

NED

90

12

Metastatic

78

F

Leg

DOD

16

49

13

Primary

89

F

Knee

DOD

6

10

14

Primary

73

F

Cheek

NED

87

15

Primary

78

F

Cheek

NED

56

16

Primary

89

F

Front

NED

24

17

Primary

87

F

Lip

DOC

2

18

Primary

67

F

Knee

NED

80

19

Primary

78

M

Thigh

NED

79

20

Primary

82

F

Arm

LOST

21

Primary

92

F

Leg

LOST

22

Primary

85

M

Thigh

DOD

6

9

23

Primary

79

F

Leg

NED

35

24

Primary

80

F

Forearm

LOST

25

Primarya

74

M

Eyebrow

AWD

3

54

26

Metastatica

75

M

Neck

AWD

3

54

27

Primary

86

F

Eyelid

LOST

28

Primary

42

M

Arm

NED

46

29

Primary

77

F

Cheek

NED

39

30

Primary

76

F

Forearm

NED

35

31

Primary

63

M

Hand

NED

31

  1. M: male; F: female; NED: no evidence of disease; AWD: alive with disease; DOD: dead of disease; DOC: dead of other causes; DFI: disease-free interval.
  2. aPrimary and metastatic Merkel cell carcinomas belong to the same patient.