Basal cell

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So on and off for several years I've had a sore on my hand - dry, flaky, pitted - started off as quite scabby from memory and is not skin coloured and like a volcano.
I've mentioned it several times to the GP either as part of an appointment or alone but always been told not to worry.
It's now been referred after at least five years to dermatology and they've diagnosed basal cell via photo with an appointment in late December.
Having read up I'm really worried as it is usually benign but can spread to lymph nodes and into tissue. In addition what if it's more sinister when they see it?
Really nervous about the whole thing now.

@Bumper987 it was sore. I had eight stitches in the end, my skin kept trying to stretch naturally so I end up with a few pulls. It got a bit infected, so ended up on antibiotics. But it healed eventually. A year later, there's still an obvious scar, so now I have a fringe to hide it. Took about five or six weeks for initial healing