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Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma [7] or rodent ulcer, [8] is the most common type of skin cancer. [2] It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be shiny with small blood vessels running over it. [1] It may also present as a raised area with ulceration. [1]
It often appears as a painless raised area of skin that may be shiny with small blood vessels running over it or may present as a raised area with an ulcer. [1] Squamous-cell skin cancer is more likely to spread. [5] It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form an ulcer. [2] Melanomas are the most aggressive.
In 1889, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson described a crateriform ulcer on the face”. [16] In 1936, the same condition was renamed "molluscum sebaceum" by MacCormac and Scarf. [17] Later, the term “keratoacanthoma” was coined by Walter Freudenthal [18] [19] and the term became established by Arthur Rook and pathologist Ian Whimster in 1950. [16]
SCC of the skin begins as a small nodule and as it enlarges the center becomes necrotic and sloughs and the nodule turns into an ulcer, and generally are developed from an actinic keratosis. Once keratinocytes begin to grow uncontrollably, they have the potential to become cancerous and produce cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma. [22]
Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that can predict colorectal cancer risk in people with IBD with more than 90% accuracy.
Ulcerative dermatitis is a skin disorder in rodents associated with bacterial growth often initiated by self-trauma due to a possible allergic response. Although other organisms can be involved, bacteria culture frequently shows Staphylococcus aureus.
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A seborrheic keratosis is a non-cancerous skin tumour that originates from cells, namely keratinocytes, in the outer layer of the skin called the epidermis.Like liver spots, seborrheic keratoses are seen more often as people age.