Several specific risk factors have been identified in the recurrence or spreading of cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma, or skin cancer. These factors, released on July 9, 2008 in The Lancet Oncology, include: a tumor thickness of 6.0 mm or more, desmoplastic growth, location at the ear, and immune suppression. Squamous-cell carcinomas (SCCs) are some of the most likely cancers to metastasize or spread.

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