Bernie Sanders' office says senator had skin cancer removed from cheek

Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks at the University of Chicago. (AP / Paul Beaty)

WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders' office says the Vermont senator had a small basal-cell carcinoma removed from his cheek in an outpatient procedure.

Basal-cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer. Sanders' office says the procedure was completed Thursday and the senator returned to work afterward.

Sanders' office says he's later returned to Vermont.