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

(… non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAN-ser ...)
The tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters.
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Stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck; drawing shows cancer in the epidermis and the dermis. An inset shows that the tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters and that 2 centimeters is about the size of a peanut and 4 centimeters is about the size of a walnut. Also shown is the subcutaneous tissue below the dermis.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck. The tumor is larger than 2 centimeters but not larger than 4 centimeters.
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