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Lunar and risk malignacion

Lunar and risk malignacion

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Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 27/05/2022

In a doctoral thesis at our service in the year 1997, the frequency of melanoma in Catalunya was 5 per 100,000. Today these figures are not valid since the number of cases is multiplied for three of five years. In the year 2007, we detected 22 cases in our service and in 2012, and 66.

risks of moles depend on several factors: whether they are congenital or acquired, the size of the moon, the age of appearance and personal or family history, etc.. In the case of children, the probability of maligninacion is very rare, but not without risks. congenital nevus that appear at birth and grow with the development of the child, can vary in size from 1.5 cm to 20 cm. The risk increases with the size, so it should be periodically monitored. acquired nevus have a higher risk and depend on the different clinical presentations.

The congenital nevus

The nevus, when they are giants represent a congenital error in the ectodermal embryonic development may affect the brain and spinal cord. They are asymptomatic in the early years of life and may manifest belatedly with symptoms of cranial hypertension, such as vomiting, headache, etc.

The big problem we detected in this type of nevus is the Melanophobia We broadcast yesteryear in the absence of the current methodology. Currently, we can help through the New imaging techniques and increased clinician knowledge pathological. In a small percentage histopathological diagnosis is difficult, requiring a second opinion by an expert in dermatopathology.

There are many spreads and difficult situations interpreted as pigmented in hormonal areas (vulva and mammary region) lesions, lesions on palms and soles, recurrent nevus to previous treatments, dysplastic nevus that simulate melanomas, unpigmented melanomas that are confused with trivial injuries, which always forces do histopathological examination.

Current lines

The goal now is to promote the early diagnosis so get your healing in most cases, examination of the entire body surface without forgetting hidden areas such as the scalp, and a mucous. Prevention is important eliminating risk factors especially like sun exposure aggressive and intermittent ( holiday) and the use of sun beds. We give information of optimism in both progress of diagnosis, such as treatment, since there is a percentage of melanomas with metastases that are genetically determined curable. Few years ago we could not give this good news.

Thorough control of nevus

Our residents face every day during their training to situations of great responsibility. Recognize those nevus risk for their clinical characteristics: size, asymmetrical shape irregularities, change in coloration viewing it with a magnifying glass epiluminescence always carrying him and perform a biopsy of all suspicious lesion in. In our institute we use the computerized digitizing that detects any change in the annual reviews.

Dermatology