“Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive skin cancer which is often and sadly diagnosed late, when it has more metastatic features,” says Dr. Marianna Blyumin Karasik, MD ...

Unlike melanoma, the skin cancer that American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett recently died of, is rare. And it’s stealthier. It’s also aggressive: Merkel cell carcinoma, like melanoma ...

Merkel cell carcinoma falls within the category of nonmelanoma skin cancer and is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, affecting about 2,500 people in the U.S. annually. Merkel cells are ...