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Un caso raro de carcinoma de células de Merkel que progresa rápidamente
David Sau Ting Jain1,2, Omer Riyadh3,2, Kayla Tran1,2
1Medicine, O'Connor Hospital, San Jose, USA.
Cureus
|August 28, 2025
Resumen
El carcinoma de células de Merkel (MCC) es un cáncer de piel agresivo. Esta caja muestra MCC
Área de la Ciencia:
- En el campo de la oncología
- Dermatología
- Patología
Sus antecedentes:
- El carcinoma de células de Merkel (MCC) es un cáncer de piel neuroendocrino raro y agresivo.
- Afecta principalmente a las personas mayores y a las inmunodeprimidas.
- Las presentaciones clínicas variables y el parecido con otras lesiones cutáneas complican el diagnóstico precoz.
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