Question:
does *any* type of skin cancer heal? let's say you had a squamous cell
carcinoma and the doctor didn't get it all upon excision. would it still
scab over and heal with cancerous tissue remaining underneath, or would the
carcinoma just grow back to the surface?
i guess my real question is: if a sore heals, is that the end of it? if any
danger remains under the surface, would you eventually have warning signs
on the skin again?
Answer:
Had this happen. Had a Basil Cell Carcinoma removed by a plastic surgeon.
Yes, it healed completely. Went back to my dermatologist maybe 6 months
later asked her to look at the same spot. She didn't think it had come
back
but froze it anyway. Maybe 6 months passed, I bypassed the dermatologist,
went directly to a Moh's surgeon. Yes, to was Basil Cell and yes it could
happen again. I believe I read that once it happens the chance of it
happening
again are higher (can't remember the %).
To answer your question...yes, it healed over and yes, it grew back on the
surface.
