I got a call from my dermatologist today. I had gone in a few days ago to get an examination of a small bump that had been on my arm for a few years. It had just recently become irritated and tender to the touch. They had taken a biopsy and were calling with the results.
As it turns out, this bump is a basal cell carcinoma, aka cancer. The good news is that this type of cancer rarely metastasizes (spreads), but usually just destroys surrounding tissue. He said I would need to have a small surgical procedure to remove it.
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