On October 2, 2017, Jake Siegel, of The UW Medicine Huddle, released an article on Dr. Paul Nghiem’s path to studying and specializing in Merkel cell carcinoma. As Nghiem states, “MCC had morphed from a chore to a moderately interesting subject to a two-decade whirlwind of clinical, basic and translational research.” Click here to view the full article.
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Last updated:
November 28, 2023
About the Disease
- What is a Merkel cell?
- What is Merkel cell carcinoma?
- Symptoms & appearance of Merkel cell carcinoma
- Causes of Merkel cell carcinoma
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