Moles are very common and almost everyone has them. If you notice that it has suddenly changed, be especially careful. Today, the reporter learned from the Second Hospital of Nanjing that recently, a mole on the face of Mr. Fang, a citizen of Nanjing, suddenly enlarged and darkened, and when he went to the hospital to check it out, he found that he was suffering from basal cell carcinoma.
The mole on Mr. Fang's face, located on the edge of the right wing of the nose, is convex and larger.
Yu Xiaoyun, deputy chief physician of the Department of Dermatology of Nanjing Second Hospital, said: "There has been no change for many years, during this time he feels that this thing is increasing, the color is getting darker, we feel that there may be a malignant tendency after receiving the treatment, we suggested that he be surgically removed, and after the resection, he was diagnosed as a basal cell carcinoma." ”
According to doctors, basal cell carcinoma is a more common type of skin cancer, which is more common on the face and is related to factors such as long-term sun exposure, and the incidence of the elderly is relatively higher. Basal cell carcinoma is a low-grade malignancy that rarely metastasizes far, but requires early diagnosis and treatment. Doctors remind you to be vigilant if the moles on your face change suddenly.
Yu Xiaoyun reminded: "Once it is found that it has increased or deepened in color in the short term, or the surface has broken, or there are some 'satellite lesions' around it, the so-called 'satellite lesions' are small rashes similar to it that appear around it, and we recommend that we have surgery to remove it as soon as possible." ”
In addition, for the moles that are easy to rub repeatedly, such as moles that grow on the soles of the feet, palms, waist, and neck, if there is asymmetry, irregular edges, color changes, bulges, obvious growth, etc., you should seek medical treatment in time to rule out the possibility of malignancy. There are also many people who choose to remove the mole in order to be beautiful, and they should also be cautious.
Yu Xiaoyun said: "We are suggesting that very small flat moles can be removed with lasers, but generally speaking, we recommend surgical removal of larger ones, such as some are intradermal nevi, intradermal nevus is the mole cells in your dermis, the laser is not clean, once the cut is not clean or the point is not clean, the mole cells remain, and stimulating it will cause it to change viciously." ”
(Source: Jiangsu Public News Channel/Wang Leping Editor/Wang Ze)