Wound on arm

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Wound on arm

Asked for Female, 85 Years

My grand mother aged 80 has a wound on her back which spells out pus after every 3-4 years. this time it has cropped on her arm and it doesn't even ripe.it is painful.we have consulted few doctors and wasn't satisfied. Some doctors doubted it was cancer. I have the test results saying esr(erythrocyte sedimentation rate) of 20mm and glycosylated Hb of 6.1% & estimated average glucose of 128 mg/dL. Please explain if it's cancer or not

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Dr. Niti Raizada Medical Oncologist 29 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Niti Raizada

Medical Oncologist 29 yrs exp Bangalore

The information you have is inadequate to decide . Visit an oncologist

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