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Malignant Skin Cancer
What is malignant skin cancer?
(25 Apr 2008)
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Symptoms and Treatment for Malignant Skin Cancer
There are different types of skin cancers, but they can be broadly divided into benign and malignant types. Benign tumours are not as threatening as unlike malignant tumours, they can not spread to the other organs of the body.
One of the most common forms of malignant skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma, and is generally found in people with fair or light skin, while quite uncommon in dark skinned people. This form of cancer is characterised by an overgrowth basal cells, as the name suggests, in the epidermis. This generally occurs in areas of skin more exposed to the sun. It usually grows at a slow rate within the skin, without spreading. If left untreated it turns into an ulcer, growing deeper into the skin, damaging nearby structures.
Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common of the malignant skin cancer types and is prevalent in fair and light skinned people. This is brought about by an overgrowth of squamous cells. As with basal cell carcinoma it occurs on areas of skin that have higher exposure to the sun. This type of skin cancer can spread to the surrounding skin, and even to other parts body parts, but is uncommon.
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answered by G S on 25 Apr 2008, 1:42:47
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