Removal of stitches in the wound across the face in a 78 year old male patient one week after surgical excision of basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer).

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Removal of stitches in the wound across the face in a 78 year old male patient one week after surgical excision of basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer). Basal cell carcinoma (or rodent ulcer) is thought to be caused by overexposure to sunlight in most cases.

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