Moles, melasma can also become dangerous melanoma

We also need to monitor moles carefully because moles can turn cancerous˳ Giant congenital moles have the highest risk of cancer progression, 13%…

Amputation of limbs for malignant melanoma

The National Hospital of Dermatology has just received treatment for a 24-year-old male patient with a mole on his thumb and was diagnosed with melanoma˳ Accordingly, in the last 6 months, the patient discovered that the mole on the thumb was 4 times larger, the color was uneven, the contour of the elbow was distorted, and the surface was rough˳

Doctor Nguyen Dinh Quan, deputy head of the department of plastic surgery and rehabilitation, said that the above case is not an isolated case, every day he examines about 3-4 cases of malignant lesions, suspected of skin cancer, in which many cases have lesions similar to moles (such as raised papules), red lesions, fluid discharge, pus discharge˳

“Others are subjective when they detect small black spots, persist for many years, do not hurt, do not itch, until the lesions enlarge rapidly in a few months, appear black dots around, go to the doctor, they have cancer˳ ” – Doctor Quan informed˳

At K Hospital, many people have to have many surgeries, even amputations just because of small injuries˳

As in the case of Mr˳ Nguyen Van T˳ (39 years old, Thai Binh) had a bruise on his lower leg, he was diagnosed with skin cancer and underwent extensive surgery˳ After some time, a new tumor appeared again˳

The patient continued to be diagnosed with skin cancer and was indicated for surgical excision, but histopathological examination concluded: malignant melanoma˳ In particular, check the technique on the heel of the patient’s foot with small melasma˳ The patient had to undergo a leg amputation…

Doctor Tran Anh Tuan, K Hospital, explained that malignant melanoma is easily misdiagnosed with skin cancer˳ Because the structure of the melanoma tissue is loose, cells are easy to pop out, drift into the general circulation causing metastases, usually do not need a needle, a knife or a squeeze… for biopsy first˳

Often, patients are still suspected of having surgery to widen the lesion for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment, so in some cases, after the first surgery, it is necessary to re-resect the limb to prevent recurrence and metastasis˳ ˳

Don’t be subjective with moles, melasma

According to Dr˳ Tuan, malignant melanoma can occur anywhere in the body˳ Of which more than 90% are tumors of the skin, up to 70% appear on a pre-existing mole˳ In addition, there can also be malignant melanoma in the retina of the eye, meninges, colorectal …

The typical symptom of the disease is a change in the nature of an old mole, an old hyperpigmented lesion or just above the normal skin˳

Malignant melanoma is usually charcoal-black, sometimes red or white, especially those that grow on the soles of the feet˳ The form of lip moles often appears in open skin, especially the face, neck, palms, soles of the feet… of the elderly, on the background of freckles, dark skin˳

In particular, it is necessary to pay attention to the melanoma forms in the following locations: under the fingernails, toenails, on the heels or on the soles of the feet (usually not black)˳

* Invite readers to continue reading part two of the article: When are moles dangerous?

Going to the doctor for dermatitis discovered… had cancer

People still have the habit of being subjective with dermatomyositis without knowing that sometimes it is a manifestation of a paracancerous disease˳