Squamous Cell Carcinoma on top of scalp. [View all]

Just got diagnosis today. I'm worried because I ignored this for a long time, thought it was just dry scalp, or irritation from a perm, and then the dermatology dept. shut down for a while due to COVID. So it's probably been there close to a year, maybe more.

Here's some irony. I was concerned whether it was safe to see a hairdresser, but finally did. She saw the spot on my scalp and told me to get it checked out. So ironically going to the hairdresser might have saved my life instead of killing me with COVID.

Waiting to see a specialist now, but I'm worried after doing online research on this.

The biopsy said it's well defined (which is actually good) but also ulcerated (not good).

They only biopsied a small portion but the itchy area is longer than an inch, in the part line.

Anybody have any experience with this?

They want to send me to an ENT, which seemed odd. Is that the right specialist to see? What tests should I ask for?

I'm in my 60s, previously had a basal cell carcinoma on the collar bone and a couple of pre-cancerous spots on my face taken off.

I'm healthy except for chronic neck and back issues, which I attributed to car accidents, but for the past month have had sharp shoulder pain that feels like an impingement on the opposite side from where I was previously injured...any chance a cancer that metastasized could do that? My lymph glands don't feel swollen, so that's good. Still the prognosis for this on the scalp can be bad depending on how advanced it is, and I don't know the stage yet.

I'd appreciate hearing from any medical professionals or anybody who has had this type of cancer on the scalp.