Trabecular cancer

Trabecular cancer

Trabecular cancer is a rare type of cancer that forms on or just beneath the skin and in hair follicles. Trabecular cancer is a type of Merkel cell cancer.

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* [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=386222 Trabecular cancer] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms


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