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I had a 1 cm by 0.5cm "boil" removed 2 mm deep for biopsy after i had it for 6 weeks. it was squamos cell carcinoma. that was a week ago and the area has healed nicely. he wants to do a curettage and cautery. what if i don''t do it? i'm a 64 yo m

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Risk of recurrence: If you do not follow your doctor's advice, there is a risk of the tumor regrowing, as it is unlikely that it was completely removed by the initial procedure.

Answered 9/11/2018

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