Research Article

Characterization of the Merkel Cell Carcinoma miRNome

Table 1

MCC sample data. Clinical information corresponding to each of the FFPE MCC samples utilized in qRT-PCR analysis.

#Age (yrs)SexRaceP/MMetastasis/invasion/recurrenceClinical information

157FWP6/9 axillary LNs+, distant LN+N/A
257FWPSoft tissue involvement, 2/6 LNs+, distant LN+N/A
363MWPLumbar spinal cord involvement highly suspected based on FDG-PET/CT imagingImmunosuppression regimen for renal transplant: mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone, tacrolimus
464MWPN/AImmunosuppression regimen for renal transplant 2° granulomatosis with polyangiitis: mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone, tacrolimus; history of multiple SCC
565MWMSubmandibular gland with soft tissue involvement, 6/24 LNs+, local recurrenceN/A
670MWMDistant (supraclavicular) LN+History of renal cancer
771MWMParotid gland with intraparotid LN involvement, local recurrenceN/A
872MWPLocal recurrenceHistory of colon cancer
972MWMThyroid, parotid gland involvement, 3/23 LNs+Concurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma
1076MWPDistant (cervical) LN+Concurrent SCC, history of lung cancer
1176MWP6/37 axillary LNs+N/A
1278MWPParotid gland involvement,
9/28 LNs+, local recurrence
N/A
1379MWPN/AHistory of bladder cancer
1479MWMSalivary gland, deep soft tissue surrounding large arteries and skeletal muscle involvement,
14/20 LNs+
N/A
1580FWMMultifocal extranodal tumor invasion, soft tissue, and sternocleidomastoid muscle involvement, 11/15 LNs+History of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
1682MWPParotid gland involvement,
distant LN+
History of colon cancer, laryngeal cancer, multiple SCC
1782FWPParotid gland involvement,
2/5 LNs+
History of breast cancer
1882MWMParotid gland with invasion of right upper neck soft tissue, 2/11 LNs+, distant LN+History of colon cancer, laryngeal cancer, multiple SCC
1985MWPN/AHistory of acute myeloid leukemia, in remission
2085MWMRectum involvementHistory of rectal cancer, prostate cancer

LN: lymph node; M: metastasis; P: primary; W: white.