What is skin cancer

What is skin cancer

Introduction

Skin cancer means malignant tumor or neoplasm which arise from the layers of the skin which divided into outer epidermis layer which contains basal cell layer that contains dendritic pigment producing cells called melanocyte , squamous cell layer ,granular cell layer and horny cell layer and  dermis layer and subcutanous layer the skin cancer either arise from the basal cell layer and called basal cell carcinoma or from the squamous cell layer and called squamous cell layer those types are called non melanoma skin cancer or from melanocyte cell layer and called malignant melanoma this type is called melanoma skin cancer

What are the types of skin cancer

 The skin cancer can be divided into three mains  types

• Basal cell carcinoma or rodent ulcer
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Malignant melanoma

Basal cell carcinoma BBC or rodent ulcer causes types symptoms signs  pathology and treatment see here

  Squamous cell carcinoma or epithelioma causes types symptoms signs pathology and treatment see here

Malignant melanoma causes types symptoms signs pathology and treatment see here

How skin cancer can be prevented see here

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