SKIN CANCER: BASAL CELL CARCINOMA (BCC) Kožnega raka: karcinoma bazalnih celic (BCC)

BCC is when there is abnormal growth of the basal cells of the skin/epidermis. Skp se, kadar obstaja nenormalna rast v bazalnih celic kože / povrhnjice. The basal cells are the cells that continouly replicate and replace the skin that is lost after trauma or after normal skin shedding. V bazalnih celic so celice, ki continouly podvajati in z njimi nadomestiti kožo, ki je izgubila po travmi ali po običajnih levitvi kože.

Different Forms of Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Različne oblike bazalnih celic kožnega raka:

• Pigmented Pigmentiran

• Superficial Površno

• Sclerosing Sklerozirajući

• Noduloulcerative

Basal cell cancer of the face. Bazalnih celic, rak na obrazu.

• Basal Cell Skin Cancer Risk Factors: Bazalnih celic, kožni rak dejavniki tveganja:

• male moški

• over the age of 50 starejše od 50

• tanning salon customers strojenju salon strankam

• light skinned individuals who also have light hair (eg blonde) svetlo kožo posameznikov, ki imajo prav tako lahka las (npr. blondinka)

• sun tanners ne tanners

Basal cell cancer. Bazalnih celic, rak.

What Causes Skin Cells to Become Basal Cell Cancer Kaj povzroča kožne celice, da postanejo bazalnih celic, rak

• Sun Exposure/UV radiation, UVB, high energy sun rays, that alter the genetic make-up of the basal cells, causing them to grow abnormally and more rapidly Ne izpostavljenosti / UV sevanja, UVB, visoko energetsko ne žarke, ki spreminjajo genetsko zasnovo v bazalnih celic, kar povzroči njihovo nenormalno rast in več hitro

• Can also be caused by mutagens, such as heavy metal exposure (eg arsenic) Lahko tudi mutagenim snovem, ki jih povzroča, kot so težke kovine, z izpostavljenostjo (npr. arzen)

• Most Common Site Affected is the Face and the Back of the Neck - sites highly exposed to sun damage - if bald, the scalp Večina skupne Site Affected je Face in tilniku - lokacijah zelo izpostavljeni ne škode - če je plešast, na lasišču

Pathology of basal cell cancer, showing groupings of cancerous cells in dark blue. Patologija bazalnih celic, rak, ki prikazuje skupine rakavih celic v temno modro.

Appearance of Basal Cell Cancers: Videz Basal Mobilna rakih:

• look "pearly" in appearance poglej "biserno" na videz

• can be skin, yellow, and/or red coloured mogoče kožo, rumeni, in / ali obarvani rdeče

• have telangiectasia, which are the appearance of superficial/thin/eleveated blood vessels, which can be seen by the naked eye so Kuperoza, ki so na videz površne / tankih / eleveated krvnih žil, kar je mogoče videti s prostim očesom

• may look like a melanoma maj videz melanoma

• may have ulcerations present so lahko prisotne razjede

Basal cell cancer, with the telangiectasia and nodular appearance. Bazalnih celic, rak, s Kuperoza in Nodularan videz.

Treatment of Basal Cell Skin Cancer Zdravljenje bazalnih celic, kožni rak

• surgically remove kirurško odstraniti

• radiotherapy radioterapija

• cryotherapy

• electrodessication

• if lesion present on the face, and you want to avoid scarring, can use AldaraTM če se lezije, prisotne na obrazu, in želite, da bi se izognili brazgotinjenje, lahko uporabite AldaraTM

• After treatment, will need to see doctor yearly to screen for any recurrence Po zdravljenju, bo treba za prikaz na zaslonu zdravnika letno, za katero koli ponovitev

• has a 95% cure rate je 95% ozdravitev stopnja