CDX2 and small cell carcinoma: Therefore, the phenotype of Merkel cell carcinomas is CK7−/CK20+ (“dot-like”), CDX2−, SATB2+, Chromogranin+, Synaptophysin+ and positive for Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), while the phenotype of small cell carcinomas of the salivary glands is Synaptophin+, Chromogranin+/−, CD56+ and CDX2− [29,45].