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Cade A Cantu1, Asthra A Palla2, Amruth P Ratnakar3

  • 1Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.

Case Reports in Oncology
|April 9, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement by Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is rare. This case highlights a rare instance of MCC affecting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), emphasizing the need for more reported cases and treatment strategies.

Keywords:
Cerebrospinal fluidImmunotherapyMerkel cell carcinoma

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