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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer is a form of cancer of the carcinoma type that may occur in many different organs even in a place where not exposed to the sun, including the skin, lips, mouth, esophagus, urinary bladder, prostate, lungs, vagina, and cervix. Squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer usually grows very slow and the symptoms very hard to notice, especially when they appear on skin that has other signs of sun damage. Squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer symptoms may also mistake for actinic keratosis, since it has similar symptoms and appear after years of sun exposure. Some of actinic keratosis may eventually develop into squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer.
Squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer symptoms usually begin as a small nodule and as it enlarges the center becomes necrotic and sloughs and the nodule turns into an ulcer.
* Bump that may have rough, scaly surface and flat reddish patches, it’s a common symptom of skin cancer squamous cell carcinoma
* On the lip, the tumor forms a small ulcer, which fails to heal and bleeds intermittently
* The lesion caused by SCC is often asymptomatic
* The tumor may be in the form of a hard plaque or a papule, often with an opalescent quality
* Ulcer or reddish skin plaque that is slow growing
* Usually the tumor presents as an ulcerated lesion with hard, raised edges
* The tumor commonly presents on sun-exposed areas such as back of the hand, scalp, and lip
* Evidence of chronic skin photo damage, such as multiple actinic keratosis (solar keratosis)
Unlike Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) skin cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer has a high risk of metastasis to another organ. Risk of metastasis is higher in SCC arising in scars, on the lower lips or mucosa, and occurring in immune-suppressed patients. About *one-third of lingual and mucosal tumors metastasize before diagnosis (these are often related to tobacco and alcohol use).
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