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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2023; 11(17): 4179-4186
Published online Jun 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i17.4179
Facial Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient with diabetes and hepatitis B: A case report
Ming-Yang Ren, Yun-Juan Shi, Wei Lu, Sha-Sha Fan, Xiao-Hua Tao, Yang Ding
Ming-Yang Ren, Yun-Juan Shi, School of Medicine, Graduate School of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui Province, China
Wei Lu, Sha-Sha Fan, Xiao-Hua Tao, Yang Ding, Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Ren MY contributed to the methodology, investigation, wrote the original draft, wrote the review and edit; Tao XH contributed to the conceptualization and supervision; Shi YJ contributed to the literature research; Ding Y, Lu W and Fan SS contributed to the investigation, supervision and methodology; All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Supported by The Young Talent Project of Zhejiang Medicine and Health Science and Technology Project, No. 2022KY049 and No. 2022RC097; Zhejiang Province Public Welfare Technology Research Project, No. LGF20H110003.
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Corresponding author: Yang Ding, MD, Doctor, Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, No. 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China. dingyangdoctor@163.com
Received: April 5, 2023
Peer-review started: April 5, 2023
First decision: April 28, 2023
Revised: May 6, 2023
Accepted: May 19, 2023
Article in press: May 19, 2023
Published online: June 16, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Merkel cell carcinoma in a person of the yellow race with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic hepatitis B virus infection but no immunosuppression or other malignancies is a rare case and has rarely been reported in the literature.