US President Joe Biden On February 16, he underwent surgery for a skin lesion on his chest, which turned out to be carcinoma. and that it was successful, the White House said this Friday.

According to the statement White House Physician Kevin O’Connor, the interference occurred on the day Biden was undergoing a medical examination. At the time, the White House said the President was in “good health” and “fit” to carry out his duties.

A statement this Friday explained that Biden had a “skin lesion” removed on his chest that day at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. The removed tissue was biopsied and “as expected” contained carcinoma cells.

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All the cancerous tissue was removed “successfully,” according to the president’s doctor. who also explained that the entire affected area was treated with “electrodesiccation”, which consists of drying tissues at a high frequency.

In this report, provided by the White House, the physician emphasized that basal cell carcinoma lesions “they don’t tend to spread or metastasize” as they do in “more serious” cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell skin cancer.

However, he acknowledged that this type of cancerous lesions can grow in size and cause more serious problems that require intervention beyond surgical removal.

The area that was biopsied “healed well” According to the medical report, which added that the following medical examinations will include dermatological examinations.

(EFE)