Aunt Li from Hangzhou accompanied her best friend to the hospital for examination
Unexpectedly, she found out that the "time bomb" on her face
The doctor said, fortunately Aunt Li came early!
This cancer is very easy to misdiagnose in the early stages of the disease, so that patients miss the best treatment time
to accompany their best friend to see a doctor, but they found out that the cancer was
and it grew on their face
Aunt Li, 54 years old this year, is from Tonglu, Hangzhou. When she returned to her hometown during the Mid-Autumn Festival, her best friend, Aunt Hu (pseudonym), who has been with more than 30 years, came to visit her at home.
talked about the fact that there were more and more age spots on my face recently. Aunt Hu became more and more scared as she spoke, and she pulled Aunt Li to come and see the doctor after the holiday.
After the holiday, the two came to the Dermatology Department of a Hospital of the City during the holidays. But the inspection results surprised both of them at the same time.
Doctor first made Aunt Hu relax. "This is a normal physiological phenomenon, nothing serious." The doctor said, "But Aunt Li, the mole on your face..."
"Me?" Aunt Li was stunned, "The mole on my face has been many years, and some of them are still hot when cooking."
In order to further see the subtle structure, the doctor used dermatoscope . What he saw under the microscope further confirmed his doubts, and he was highly suspected to be the most common malignant tumor in dermatology - basal cell carcinoma .
The doctor said solemnly: "Luckily you came early!"
After communicating with the family, the doctor arranged the operation for the patient as soon as possible. Postoperative pathology confirmed that this "mole" is indeed basal cell carcinoma. The patient healed well after surgery and did not affect his appearance.
"I was scared when I thought about it. Fortunately, the doctor was experienced and could tell at a glance, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Aunt Li said.
One of the most common skin tumors
Mostly occur in exposed areas
The doctor said that basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common skin tumors, and is more common in middle-aged adults with lighter skin tones, especially outdoor workers with more sun exposure. Because it is related to sun exposure, basal cell carcinoma is more common in exposed areas, such as the face, ears, back of hands and forearms.
Basal cell carcinoma is clinically divided into nodular, superficial phenotype, sclerotic, pigmented, and fibrous epithelioma type, among which nodular type is the most common.
"Since many of the 'basal cell carcinoma's in Chinese are black or brown, it is very easy to misdiagnose as pigmented nevus in the early stage of the onset of the disease. "The doctor said, "If the misdiagnosis or the treatment method is improper, the best treatment time will be delayed."
Therefore, when "small bumps" appear in the face and nose, such as rapid growth in a short period of time, irregular shape, protrusion, itching, inconsistent color with skin color, pain, ulceration and not heal for a long time, infection, erosion, etc., you must not take it lightly! Especially when old scars appear ulcers, erosion or nodules and protrusions, you should be more careful and you must go to the hospital for treatment in time.
cannot be completely prevented
reduces the risk of onset. This can be done normally
. Doctors said that basal cell carcinoma cannot be completely prevented at present. However, you can pay more attention to the following points in daily life:
1. Ensure a good living environment, and try to avoid long-term exposure to harmful chemicals such as asphalt , tar, arsenide , benzopyrene , etc. Sun protection should be done in daily life to avoid long-term exposure to the skin.
2. Those suffering from precancerous lesions such as ray keratosis and colored dry dermatosis should be treated as soon as possible and try to kill the disease when it is in its infancy.
3. Personnel engaged in contact with X-ray or thermal radiation should pay attention to protection and try to avoid ionizing radiation.
4. Actively treat chronic skin diseases such as ulcers, inflammation, burn scars, etc.
Reprinted from: Healthy Hangzhou
Source: Hangzhou Voice
