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stage III 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 below the skin to tissues such as cartilage, muscle, or bone and/or to nearby lymph nodes, but not to other parts of the body.

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Stage III nonmelanoma skin cancer; drawing shows a tumor that has spread from the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) and dermis (inner layer of the skin) into the subcutaneous tissue and to cartilage, bone, or muscle below the skin and/or to nearby lymph nodes.




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