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White House doctor Dr. Kevin O’Connor on Thursday supplied an replace on first woman Dr. Jill Biden’s latest Mohs surgical procedure, saying a lesion discovered on her left eyelid was decided to be “a very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth.”
Biden spent a number of hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center final week, present process an outpatient process to take away two cancerous lesions – one on her chest and one other her proper eye. During that process, a 3rd lesion was discovered on her left eyelid.
“This (lesion) was sent out for traditional biopsy. Results are consistent with seborrheic keratosis,” O’Connor wrote in a letter dated Wednesday. “Seborrheic keratosis is a very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth. No further treatment is required.”
“Dr. Biden is recovering nicely from her procedures,” O’Connor writes. “She experienced some anticipated mild bruising and swelling, but feels very well.”
In his letter final week, O’Connor wrote that “all cancerous tissue was successfully removed, and the margins were clear of any residual skin cancer cells.” That letter additionally famous that basal cell carcinoma lesions “do not tend to ‘spread’ or metastasize, as some more serious skin cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma are known to do.”