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stage IV nonmelanoma skin cancer (… non-MEH-luh-NOH-muh skin KAN-ser)

 Cancer that forms in squamous cells or basal cells in the skin. The cancer has spread to other places in the body, such as the brain or lung.

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Stage IV nonmelanoma skin cancer; drawing shows that the primary tumor has spread to other places in the body, such as the brain or lung. The pullout shows cancer in the lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and blood vessel in the arm with the primary tumor.

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