What are the symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma?

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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) originates from keratinocytes of skin epidermis and its appendages (hair follicle infundibulum, sebaceous duct, terminal sweat duct), and occurs in scalp, face, neck, back of hand and other exposed parts. Early ulcer, and often secondary to chronic ulcer or chronic sinus opening, or scar ulcer is not healed and canceration. Symptoms of nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma?

1. Characteristics of skin squamous cell carcinoma often occurs in the skin damaged by ultraviolet rays or secondary to the skin lesions of solar keratosis, chronic ulcer, psoriasis, discoid lupus erythematosus and other skin diseases, especially in the head, neck, limbs and trunk.

2. The skin lesions are characterized by red nodes with ulcers in the center, wide, hard and uplifted edges, red scabs covering the base, uneven ulcer surface, easy bleeding, and sometimes papillary or cauliflower like hyperplasia on the damaged surface.

3. In the histopathological dermis, there were tumor masses composed of squamous epithelial cells, including normal squamous cells and heteromorphic squamous cells. The more the number of the latter, the more malignant the tumor was.

matters needing attention

Patients may have a series of psychological changes such as denial period, anger period, compromise period, depression period and acceptance period. Close observation and different counseling and psychological support are given. Encourage patients to take adequate nutrition, eat high protein, high vitamin, high calorie, easy to digest diet. For those with poor appetite and eating difficulties, they should eat a small amount of more meals and less dregs. If necessary, they should be given intravenous nutrition support. Avoid spicy, spicy and dry food during radiotherapy, such as pepper, onion, garlic, leek, sheep, chicken, etc.