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How long is it supposed to it take for a skin tumor to metastisize?
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Several yrs: The more common skin lesions are relatively slow in terms of mets. Basal cell rarely spreads, squamous cell with time can be aggressive and spread to nodes. Melanoma as it transforms from the nevus to the nodular and then ulcerating melanoma can then spread to any known organ in the body. The angiosarcomas and Kaposi sarcoma can become very aggressive. All lesions when treated early are cureable
Answered 5/15/2016
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