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

 Cancer that forms in squamous cells or basal cells in the skin. The tumor is more than 2 centimeters.

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Stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer; drawing shows a tumor that is more than 2 centimeters wide that has spread from the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) into the dermis (inner layer of the skin). Also shown is the subcutaneous tissue below the dermis.




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