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What Does A Cancerous Skin Tag Indicate?

I had a skin tag removed which was scaly and discolored. The lab result is cancer. I need to go back to the doctor and they will scrape the area some more.. I was so surprised on the phone and did not ask the nurse what type of cancer it was. She mentioned that it was quite common, What type do you think it may be?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi, welcome to HCM,
Skin tag are not cancerous and they don't increase the risk of any kind of cancer.
First clear with your doctor that whether it was skin tag or something else?
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What Does A Cancerous Skin Tag Indicate?

Hi, welcome to HCM, Skin tag are not cancerous and they don t increase the risk of any kind of cancer. First clear with your doctor that whether it was skin tag or something else? Thanks