Merkel cell carcinoma
Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin is a rare form of skin cancer. It may be very aggressive, and often metastasises (spreads) to other parts of the body.
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General Information About Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin.
Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin.
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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer. It appears as a painless, flesh-colored or bluish-red nodule growing on your skin....
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Merkel cell carcinoma. This rare cancer begins in the skin's neuroendocrine cells. It frequently returns after treatment and can spread to internal organs and lymph nodes.
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Also called Merkel cell cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin.
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Merkel cell carcinoma (See Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer)
Merycism (See Rumination Syndrome)
Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (See Chondrosarcoma)
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(Clockwise) Kaposi's sarcoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma.
The biggest cause of skin cancer is sun exposure.
Take simple precautions to protect yourself against skin cancer.
Other less common types of skin cancer include Kaposi's sarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and sebaceous gland carcinoma.
It is important that skin cancers be found and treated early because they can invade and destroy nearby tissue. Another type of cancer that occurs in the skin is melanoma. There are also rare forms of skin cancer such as merkel cell carcinoma, ...
Skin cancers are sometimes classified as either melanoma or nonmelanoma. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common nonmelanoma skin cancers. Other nonmelanoma skin cancers are Kaposi's sarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, ...
(Carcinoma is the name given to cancers that begin in cells that cover or line an organ.) Other skin cancers combined make up less than 1 percent of cases. These include Merkel cell carcinoma, adenexal tumors, various types of sarcomas, ...
Merkel cell carcinoma follows an aggressive course like that of melanoma, and has a predilection to spread to (in order of frequency) liver, bone, brain, lung, and skin. The prognosis (outlook) is accordingly poor.
origin (classic KS) or patients with severely weakened immune systems, such as after an organ transplant (immunosuppressive treatment related KS).
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 See also: Carcinoma, Cancer, Melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Basal cell carcinoma
  
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