Iivo Niskanen Revealed that He Had Early-Stage Skin Cancer – Eyelid Surgery Made the Training Season Difficult
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The Finnish ski star has had an acral in situ melanoma removed from his leg. He will return to national team activities in November in Olos.
A superficial in situ melanoma was surgically removed from the skier's foot in May.
Iivo Niskanen was diagnosed with acral in situ melanoma.
Multiple Olympic champion Iivo Niskanen received some sad news in May. A birthmark on his foot was to be removed, but after more detailed examinations, it turned out that he had a variant of a pre-malignant melanoma in the area where the birthmark was located.
Finnish cross-country skiing star Iivo Niskanen says he had to miss the summer national team camp due to two eyelid surgeries. Niskanen said in a statement from the Finnish Ski Association that he had a mole on his foot checked in May, which was later revealed to be acral in situ melanoma. The treatment was a repeat surgery to ensure sufficient healthy tissue margins. The article Iivo Niskanen's training season was hampered by two eyelid surgeri…
Hämeen Sanomat
Finnish ski star Iivo Niskanen was diagnosed with early-stage melanoma, or skin cancer, the Finnish Ski Association announced.
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