What are the early symptoms of skin cancer? Speaking of skin cancer, everyone will have a sense of fear. In daily life, it is a common malignant tumor, and the damage it brings to the human body cannot be underestimated. Therefore, early detection of skin cancer is important. What are the common early symptoms of skin cancer? Early warning signs: (1) Squamous cell carcinoma initially presents as wart-like plaques or small light red or yellowish nodules with keratinized apical thorns on the top. They continue to grow, ulcerate in the center, and have raised and congested edges. In the early stages, basal cell carcinoma presents as hard blood rashes the size of rice grains or flat spots with a waxy luster, covered with yellow-brown or dark gray scabies. After ulceration, there are hard embankment-like protrusions on the edges. (2) Black mole-like things grow around the eyes and mouth, and soon become raised and black. (3) The breast and genital lesions may initially appear to be eczema-like, but they are difficult to heal no matter how much ointment is applied. Early symptoms of skin cancer 1. Early ulcers: Since squamous cell carcinoma is transformed from keratosis, leukoplakia or other diseases, skin cancer grows faster and ulcers may form in the early stage. Some skin cancer symptoms may be nodular or cauliflower-like in the early stage, with less invasion into the deep part and a movable base. Some skin cancers may be butterfly-shaped, with more obvious infiltration into the deep part and great destructiveness, so this is one of the symptoms of early skin cancer. 2. Red, hard, ring-shaped, cauliflower-shaped: Skin cancer often grows rapidly in a short period of time. It is usually found on the lower lip, tongue, nose, vulva, and the junction of skin and mucous membranes. The ulcer edge is high, red, hard, ring-shaped, and cauliflower-shaped. The surrounding inflammatory reaction is significant. The symptoms of skin cancer often include regional lymphadenopathy. The ulcer edge of skin cancer patients is waxy, nodular, rolled up, and some are black. The inflammatory reaction is mild or absent, and metastasis is very rare. It mainly infiltrates into deep tissues. 3. Basal cell carcinoma: Basal cell carcinoma of skin cancer is usually asymptomatic. The symptoms of early skin cancer are mostly hard plaque papules on the base. Some skin cancer symptoms may be wart-like protrusions, which then break into ulcers, irregular, with raised edges, like craters, and grow slowly. First, translucent nodules with shallow edges appear in the ulcer, gradually expanding and eroding the surrounding tissues and organs, becoming erosive ulcers. Skin cancer generally appears in exposed parts of the skin. As for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, most of them grow in exposed parts, such as the scalp, face, and back of the hands. Skin cancer is generally painless and itchy, and there are no obvious subjective symptoms. However, one characteristic of skin cancer is that it is relatively easy to bleed. If you bleed when you touch your face when washing it, you should pay attention. |