Skin NOS, primary malignancy: Difference between revisions

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*squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC)
*squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC)
**Squamous-cell skin cancer is more likely to spread. It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form an ulcer.   
**Squamous-cell skin cancer is more likely to spread. It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form an ulcer.   
**melanoma
*merkel cell carcinoma
*merkel cell carcinoma
* a number of less common skin cancers, known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC)
* a number of less common skin cancers, known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC)