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Breast Cancer Glossary of Medical Terms


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Keloid: This type of scar can occur after a surgical incision. A very severe form of a scar, it actually grows into normal uninvolved skin and does not resolve over a period of time. Also called hypertrophic scarring.

Updated: August 2006