What are the symptoms of late-stage melanoma

What are the symptoms of advanced melanoma?

Malignant melanoma is rare in China, but it is the most deadly type of skin cancer, with a rapid course and a high probability of recurrence. Many patients are already in the late stage, when treatment is very unsatisfactory.

1. The special lesions of late-stage melanoma are small nodules with clear boundaries, no capsule, grayish white or grayish blue, and hard texture.

2. The freckle type of late-stage melanoma mainly comes from the malignant lentigo of the in situ lesion. The epidermis on the left side of the tumor has freckle-like characteristics, with extremely irregular edges, flat appearance, and the color is mostly different levels of brown, which can be similar to the diffuse type. This type usually occurs on the basis of facial freckle lesions in the elderly, which is rare.

3. The spread of late-stage melanoma has the appearance of light eczema. Malignant melanoma has irregular edges and an uneven appearance, with chaotic colors such as gray-black, gray-white, and light red.

4. Melanoma nodular nodules in late-stage disease are the most common clinical practice, characterized by nodular tumors protruding from the skin appearance, with different colors, dark brown or gray-red, but also rare colorless. The appearance of the mass is mainly cauliflower, polyp or bacteria, and ulcers often occur. The mass can quickly increase by several centimeters in a short period of time.