SKIN CANCER BASOCELULAR

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	SKIN CANCER BASOCELULAR
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SKIN CANCER BASOCELULAR

Cancer to basocelular of skin

Cancer of the skin that affects to the basal layers of epidermis.

The cancer of basal cells is invading locally, nonproducinedo metástasis.

The places where it appears more frequently are in the face, ears, palms of the hands, shoulders and arms.

It affects both sexes, mainly as of the 40 years of age.

Prevention

Limit the exhibitions the sun.

Protect its skin of the sun with hats, clothes and protective creams of the sun with factor 15 or more.

Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosis

File and physical examination by a doctor.

Microscopic examination of the extirpated weave to confirm the diagnosis.

Treatment

General measures the treatment consists of the extirpation of the cancer by means of one of the following methods, chosen between doctor and patient according to the affected zone:

Surgery in the consultation of the doctor or an operating room of the wing of external patients of the hospital.

Electrocirugía.

Criocirugía.

X-ray.

General measures

After the surgery:

Twice rub the scab with alcohol during the day.

It does not cover it during the night.

Wash the wound as usual.

Totally dry smooth and after the bath or to swim.

Medication

For the slight pains, it can use medicines without prescription, like paracetamol or the aspirin.

If the scab is cracked or sweated, applies pomada antibiotic without prescription several times to the day.

His doctor can prescribe antibiotic pomada to him to prevent the infection with the wound.

Activity

Without restrictions.

Diet

Without restrictions.

Warn its doctor if:

The wound bleeds after the surgery and the blood cannot be stanched after pressing it during 10 minutes.

The wound shows signs of infection like:

pain,

reddening,

swelling or

increase of sensitivity.

Complications

Without treatment, the cancers can increase, be ulcerar and disfigure. Less of 1% they propagate to other parts, but they must be extracted to avoid local damages.

Prognosis

It is cured in 2 weeks when the cancer is extirpated. They do not represent a vital threat unless it is ignored to them completely.

Causes

Damages caused by the sun happened many before the appearance of the cancer.

Signs and symptoms

A small injury in the skin that is not cured in 3 weeks, with the following characteristics:

The injury is flat and "perlada".

The edges translúcidos and round or are cleared.

The edges can have new, small and curved blood vessels.

The ulcer of the center forms a depression.

The size of the injury varies between 4mm and 6mm, although if it does not treat it can grow.

The injury happens in skins exposed to the sun and that show the signs to suffer solar damages.

The injury grows slowly.

It does not hurt nor it itches.

Factors of risk

Adults of more than 60 years.

Excessive exhibition to the solar light.

Clear skins.

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