cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma
MONDO:0019210Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma is a primary cutaneous cancer arising from a subset of skin neuroendocrine cells (Merkel cells, giving the name Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019210), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
16 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Merkel cell skin cancerHPOHP:0030447
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Cellular immunodeficiencyHPOHP:0005374
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Chronic noninfectious lymphadenopathyHPOHP:0002730
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Cutaneous photosensitivityHPOHP:0000992
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Erythematous maculeHPOHP:0025475
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Erythematous plaqueHPOHP:0025474
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Regional abnormality of skinHPOHP:0011356
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Skin noduleHPOHP:0200036
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Basal cell carcinomaHPOHP:0002671
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Carcinoid tumorHPOHP:0100570
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Lymphoid leukemiaHPOHP:0005526
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Multiple myelomaHPOHP:0006775
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Reported absent (1)
- PainHPOHP:0012531
Show the remaining 4
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the skinHPOHP:0006739
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal brain FDG positron emission tomographyHPOHP:0012658
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Brain neoplasmHPOHP:0030692
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the outer earHPOHP:0040095
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
12 names
Resolves to: cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Also called
- carcinoma of Merkel cellcutaneous APUDomaMCCMerkel cell cancerMerkel Cell CarcinomaMerkel cell tumorMerkel cell tumourneuroendocrine carcinoma of skinneuroendocrine carcinoma of the skinneuroendocrine skin carcinomatrabecular cancertrabecular skin carcinoma