Question: My husband has had spots on his left arm, exposed to sun while driving, for 10+ years. They’ve been treated topically, frozen & burned off several times with recurrence. During a recent doctor appointment he described one larger than the others as having a ‘tentacle down into his arm’- muscle or bone. Doctor cut the spot out including surrounding tissue & sent for biopsy. Test result was squamous cell carcinoma. I’m worried that it may have already spread because:
1) he’s had it so long.
2) his description using ‘tentacle down into his arm’
3) his mother died from cancer in her lymph nodes @ 42
4) its large size
5) our dog was continually & frustratingly smelling that particular one.
What test can be done to convince me that it hasn’t already spread? & how reliable is it?
I will appreciate any advice/suggestions you have.