Skin Cancer

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I would like to ask is proper procedure a Dermatologist to follow if a basal cell carcinoma is suspected?

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If a basal cell carcinoma is suspected, it is first usually biopsied (a small piece taken and sent for evaluation) to confirm that suspicion. Treatment is based on thise results. Sometimes, a lesion is so characteristic of a basal cell carcinoma that a definitive procedure to eradicate it is done without the biopsy.