A woman in Nanjing developed “blackheads” on her nose, which turned out to be malignant tumors. (Picture / Retrieved from Weibo)
A 50-year-old woman surnamed Zhu in Nanjing, China, was accompanying a friend to see a doctor a few days ago. The doctor found that the “black mole” on her nose was not right and advised her to undergo surgery to remove it. cell carcinoma.
According to the “Litchi News” report, Mrs. Zhu accompanied her friends to the hospital to see a plastic surgery and beauty program. The doctor found that there were several black spots on the tip of her nose. She thought it was ordinary blackheads or moles. She even went to a beauty salon to squeeze the blackheads. The symptoms have been there for several years, but following I went to the beauty salon to squeeze the blackheads, the black spots became bigger. “It was originally as big as a grain of millet, but following the treatment it became bigger and darker than red beans.” Itching, never cared.
However, the doctor suggested immediate surgical excision for Zhu Fu, but it turned out that the blackhead was basal cell carcinoma and had invaded the nasal tissue, so an extended excision was performed, including more than half of the tip of the nose and part of the dorsum of the nose. Lesion excision followed by reconstruction of the nose appearance.
The doctor explained that basal cell carcinoma is a more common type of skin cancer. It occurs on the face and is related to factors such as long-term sun exposure. The incidence of the elderly is relatively higher. It is a low-grade malignant tumor and rarely occurs in distant sites. metastases, but requires early diagnosis and treatment. Since many basal cell carcinomas are black or brown, they can easily be mistaken for pigmented moles or other skin diseases, so you need to be vigilant.
Physicians remind that if there are suspected black moles on the face of middle-aged and elderly people, and there are recent enlargement, itching, tearing and bleeding, they must go to regular institutions for diagnosis and treatment to prevent the deterioration of the condition and delay the treatment.