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A member asked:

How fast tongue scc grows?does it double in size every few mnths?if painful ulcer size hasnt changed in 1 year,does it confirm that it is not scc??

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SCC unlikely: If the ulcer size has not changed in one year, it is unlikely to be SCC. Confirmation would require excision of the lesion and examination of the tissue by a pathologist. However, any non-healing ulcer should be evaluated as it may be a symptom of an underlying systemic illness.

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Answered 5/3/2019

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