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carcinoma
(redirected from Merkel cell carcinoma)

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carcinoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death.
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carcinoma Pathol
1. any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue
2. another name for cancer


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Brudnoy, who based his radio show at legendary news-talk station WBZAM, died in Boston on December 9 of the rare skin cancer Merkel cell carcinoma.
Neumeier had been undergoing daily radiation treatments for the disease, Merkel cell carcinoma.
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