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stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

(… non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAN-ser ...)
The tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller.
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Stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck; drawing shows cancer in the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). An inset shows that the tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller and that 2 centimeters is about the size of a peanut. Also shown are the dermis (the inner layer of the skin) and the subcutaneous tissue below the dermis.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck. The tumor is 2 centimeters or smaller.
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