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Actinic cheilitis: Understanding Your Pathology Report

Actinic cheilitis is a precancerous condition that affects the lips, most commonly the lower lip. It develops after many years of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, usually from sunlight. The lips are covered by a thin layer of skin and mucosa that is more sensitive to sun damage than other areas of the body. Over …
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: Understanding Your Pathology Report

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common types of skin cancer. It starts from squamous cells, which are the flat cells that normally form the outermost layer of the skin (the epidermis). SCC occurs when cancerous squamous cells grow beyond the epidermis into the deeper layers of the skin. Pathologists describe this …
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