Diagnosis of Skin Cancer

Skin cancer Diagnosis

A basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or called as Skin Cancer, usually looks like a raised, smooth, pearly bump on the sun-exposed skin of the head, neck, or shoulders.

Small blood vessels may be visible within the tumor.


A central depression with crusting and bleeding (ulceration) frequently develops.


A BCC is often mistaken for a sore that does not heal.

A squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is commonly a well-defined, red, scaling, thickened patch on sun-exposed skin.

Like BCCs, SCCs may ulcerate and bleed.


Left untreated, SCC may develop into a large mass.

The majority of malignant melanomas are brown-to-black pigmented lesions.

Warning signs include change in size, shape, color, or elevation of a mole.


The appearance of a new mole during adulthood, or new pain, itching, ulceration, or bleeding of an existing mole should be checked.

The following easy-to-remember guideline, “ABCD,” is useful for identifying malignant melanoma:

Asymmetry - One side of the lesion does not look like the other.


Border irregularity - Margins may be notched or irregular.


Color - Melanomas are often a mixture of black, tan, brown, blue, red, or white.


Diameter - Cancerous lesions are usually larger than 6 mm across (about the size of a pencil eraser), but any change in size may be significant.

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