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SKIN CANCER, SPOTS, WARTS
Skin lesions can be benign or malign.
Although people need not have to be excessively concerned with the subject to
the point of losing their peace of mind, they should however be attentive.
For example, it is important to observe if a skin spot is changing its shape,
color or is showing any kind of prurigo (itching). If any of these signs are
observed, the doctor should check them.
The specialist can make a hypothetical diagnosis by a simple examination (dermatoscopy)
and if necessary, a biopsy is requested. They are simple and out-patient procedures.
If the lesions have benign characteristics but even so the patient wants them
removed (warts and spots), for the discomfort caused by their undesirable location,
the best resource is cauterization or a simple removal and suture.
In case of a malign lesion, the doctor will supervise the treatment according
to each case.
Gratefully, most malign skin tumors are of a basocellular kind that,
even being malign, is generally not very aggressive: they grow slowly
and do not cause metastasis (implants at distance).
The more serious skin lesions are spinocellular tumors and melanomas,
which will receive appropriate treatment
under medical orientation
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