Sign of cancer? reddish patch between my breasts Posted: 08-30-07 10:11am
I've discovered over night a large reddish
patch between my breasts that's slightly
crusty. It doesn't itch but when I do
scratch at it or touch it, it's slightly
tender and sore. Skin cancer runs through
my family, I was wondering if I should be
concerned and seek a physician or if it
could possibly be just a rash do to stress
(because I have been under a lot lately).
I've done research on types of skin
cancer and noticed that it's description
was a symptom of one kind of cancer, but I
wasn't sure if I was over reacting. Could
this be a sign of cancer, or just a
harmless rash?
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Skin Cancer Answer A3306 Posted: 10-19-07 10:59am
According to your description of a large
reddish patch that is slightly crusty and
tender and sore on touch, it sounds as if
you are describing an infection rather
than cancer. The typical manifestation of
the most frequently occuring skin cancer
(carcinoma cutis) is ulceration that
doesn’t heal.
Another type of skin cancer is melanoma.
Melanoma usually manifests with a
nevus-like lesion. But that nevus is
usually inflamed, painful, itching,
bleeding, more pigmented than usual nevi.
Regardless, the only secure method for
diagnosing skin cancer is biopsy. You can
contact a dermatologist or plastic surgeon
about this.
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