What are the late symptoms of melanoma

Melanoma is not common in China, but it is the most deadly type of skin cancer. Especially in the late stage, it is very difficult to treat. So what are the symptoms of late-stage melanoma ?

1. Special type: The lesions are small nodules with clear boundaries, no capsule, grayish white or grayish blue, and hard texture.

2. Freckle type is mostly developed from lentigo maligna in situ. The epidermis near the tumor has freckle-like characteristics, with extremely irregular edges, flat surface, and different degrees of brown color, which can be similar to the spreading type. This type often occurs on the basis of facial freckles in the elderly and is relatively rare.

3. Spreading type The spreading type has a superficial eczema-like appearance. The edges of the malignant melanoma are irregular, the surface is uneven, and it is a mixed color of gray-black, gray-white, light red, etc.

4. Nodular type Nodular type is the most common symptom of late-stage melanoma, characterized by tumors protruding from the skin surface in a nodular shape, with a relatively consistent color of dark brown or grayish red, and rarely colorless. The surface of the tumor is mostly cauliflower-like, polyp-like or fungal-like, and ulcers often occur. The tumor can rapidly increase by several centimeters in a short period of time.

Advanced malignant melanoma is generally not suitable for radical surgery due to its large lesion range and distant metastasis. In order to relieve ulcer bleeding or pain, debulking or palliative resection can be considered as long as the anatomical conditions permit. In addition, chemotherapy in the late stage can achieve certain results, but malignant melanoma is not very sensitive to chemotherapy. Combination of drugs can improve efficiency and reduce toxic reactions. At the same time, it should be combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment. The combination of traditional Chinese medicine ginsenoside Rh2 has the effect of enhancing efficacy and reducing toxicity. For patients with advanced malignant melanoma with a large range of distant metastasis, weak physical function, and inability to tolerate surgery and chemotherapy, conservative treatment can be performed with traditional Chinese medicine alone to enhance the patient's physical fitness and improve the patient's quality of life.

After the late symptoms of melanoma appear, although there are not many treatment methods, treatment cannot be abandoned. The treatment of traditional Chinese medicine ginsenoside Rh2 can improve the patient's quality of life and prolong the patient's survival period. Ginsenoside Rh2 has a strong differentiation-inducing effect on B16 melanoma cells, which is manifested by a significant increase in the ability of melanin deposition, transformation to normal melanocytes, differentiation to normal epithelial cells, and a reticular structure of cells; the number of melanin particles increases, and the growth slows down. Ginsenoside Rh2 can block B16 melanoma cells in the G1 phase and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. In terms of preventing recurrence and metastasis, it can inhibit the formation of tumor blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, thereby inhibiting the metastasis of tumors and exerting its effect.

The above is an introduction to the late symptoms of melanoma. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Melanoma should be discovered early and treated reasonably. If you have any questions, you can consult our experts online.

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