A woman in Nanjing developed “blackheads” on her nose, which turned out to be malignant tumors. (Photo / Extract from Weibo)
A 50-year-old woman named Zhu in Nanjing, China was accompanying a friend a few days ago to a doctor who discovered that the “black mole” on her nose was not right and advised her to undergo surgery. to remove cell carcinoma.
According to the “Litchi News” report, Ms. Zhu accompanied her friend to the hospital to see a plastic surgery and beauty program. The doctor found some black spots on her nose. He thought they were normal blackheads or moles. She even went to a beauty salon to squeeze blackheads. The symptoms have been present for several years, but after I went to the beauty salon to squeeze the blackheads, the black spots got bigger. “It was originally the size of a millet grain, but after I finished it, it got bigger and darker than red beans.” Itchy, it didn’t matter.
However, the doctor suggested immediate surgical excision for Zhu Fu, but the blackhead was found to be a basal cell carcinoma and had invaded the nasal tissue, so an extensive excision was performed, including more than half of the tip. of the nose and part of the back of the nose Removal of the lesion followed by reconstruction of the appearance of the nose.
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 rate of the elderly is relatively higher. It is a low-grade malignancy and rarely occurs in distant metastatic sites, 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 conditions, so you need to be vigilant.
The doctor reminds that if there are suspicions in blacks on the face of middle-aged and elderly people, and these have recently become enlarged, itchy, broken and bleeding, they should go to a regular institution for diagnosis and treatment to prevent deterioration of the condition and delay treatment.
