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Had a biopsy on scar on arm. came back foreign material, no skin cancer. was originally cut by a tree limp. could it be a piece of limb from tree?
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Possibly: Most foreign bodies are slowly eliminated and extruded by your own healing process, but a retained fragment is still possible if it became walled off. Have a surgeon carefully examine the area to determine whether it's worthwhile to look deeper into the scar for retained foreign objects.
Answered 1/7/2019
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