How is melanoma diagnosed?

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Melanoma on our human skin, which is generally evolved from congenital or benign pigmented nevus, can grow on our skin without defects. We all have the possibility of malignant transformation of nevus, thus forming melanoma. Therefore, in our daily life, each of us should pay attention to the sudden appearance of small black spots in various parts of the body and nevus that suddenly and rapidly grow in recent years, and do a good job in skin self screening. If we really find that our skin has a disease similar to melanoma, Must be timely to the regular hospital for examination and treatment. Let's take a look at the following.

How is melanoma diagnosed?

First, the edge of common nevus on our skin is relatively smooth, and the boundary with the surrounding skin is clear. However, the edge of malignant melanoma is irregular and the shape is serrated. In addition, when touching the surface of melanoma with hand, it feels rough, with scaly or flaky desquamation, and sometimes there is exudation or bleeding in melanoma.

Second: if it is benign nevus growth will be relatively slow, the surface does not appear to have much change. Malignant nevus grows rapidly, and in the process of growing up, the skin will appear ulceration, exudation and even bleeding phenomenon, patients will also feel pain, itching and other discomfort in the skin.

Third: common mole color is usually brown yellow, brown or black. The color of malignant melanoma will be mixed with pink, white or blue black on the basis of brown yellow or brown. Among them, white indicates that the tumor has spontaneous degeneration. Nodular malignant melanoma is always blue black or gray.

matters needing attention

If we have any doubt about our "black spots", we should have a regular hospital examination in time. Biopsy can get the exact pathological diagnosis, early detection and early treatment, and the disease can be controlled.