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Electrodesiccation and Curettage
Electrodesiccation and Curettage
This treatment is used for superficial skin cancers. The tumor is scraped off the skin with a curette (a sharp, spoon-shaped tool). A needle-shaped electrode is then used to treat the area with an electric current that stops the bleeding and destroys cancer cells that remain around the edge of the wound.
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Electrodesiccation and Curettage
Electrodesiccation and curettage treats superficial skin cancers by scraping off skin tumors and destroying cancer cells around the edge of the wound.
electrodesiccation and curettage
skin cancer treatment
treatment for skin cancer