Definition of Merkle cell carcinomaMerkle cell carcinoma: A rapidly growing type of skin cancer, correctly termed Merkel cell carcinoma, after the German anatomist and pathologist Friedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845-1919). Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012
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