Category: Skin cancer
An important feature of the clinic of malignant neoplasm of the skin can be considered the theoretical possibility of detecting this disease in the early stages. Warning signs, first of all attracting attention, here are the appearance on the skin of previously unobservable elements of a major rash and a change in appearance, with simultaneous itching or pain, previously existing scars, papillomas, moles (nevi), trophic ulcers.
The appearance of new elements of the rash, in contrast to the skin manifestations of infectious, allergic and systemic diseases, is not accompanied by any changes in the general condition of the patient.
Common signs to pay attention to:
Darkening before the usual area of skin with a tendency to increase.
Long-healing ulceration with blood-stricken discharge or just a wet surface.
Compaction of the skin with its elevation above the total surface, change in color, shine.
These symptoms include itching, redness and induration around the area of concern.
Different histological forms of cancer have their own clinical manifestations.