Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) – Uncontrolled growths of abnormal cells arising from the squamous cells in the epidermis producing keratin, a protein that makes up your hair, skin, and nails. SCCs typically develop on sun-exposed and damaged body areas such as the face, ears, neck, lips, back of the hands, arms, and legs. SCCs may be slow or rapidly growing with significant tenderness and pain.

SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS MAY BECOME DISFIGURING AND FATAL IF LEFT UNTREATED AND ALLOWED TO GROW.

Treatment Options for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Non-Melanoma skin cancer can be treated with surgery, cryotherapy, curettage and electrodesiccation, photodynamic therapy, various forms of brachytherapy, and chemotherapeutic agents.

Therefore, Superficial Radiation Therapy is a viable and highly desirable alternative to invasive, painful, and higher-risk surgical procedures.

Symptoms Of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Basal Cell Carcinoma Symptoms – Two or more of the following features may be present:

  • An open sore that bleeds, oozes, or crusts and remains open for several weeks
  • A reddish, raised patch or irritated area that may crust or itch but rarely hurts
  • A shiny pink, red, pearly white, or translucent bump
  • A pink growth with an elevated border and crusted central indentation
  • A scar-like, white, yellow, or waxy area, often with a poorly defined border

Squamous Cell Carcinoma – SSC can often crust, bleed, and appear as:

  • A wart-like growth
  • A persistent, scaly red patch with irregular borders that may bleed easily
  • An open sore that persists for weeks
  • A raised growth with a rough surface and a central depression

Get a Check-Up today with Buckeye Dermatology

If you experience or are concerned about any changes to your skin like these Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer symptoms, please make an appointment with Buckeye Dermatology soon. For 50 years, our board-certified Scottsdale and Buckeye doctors have been diagnosing skin cancers and other issues of our patient’s skin.

We will ask you questions like; how long or often you have been experiencing the symptoms when you first noticed the skin feature, and how long you’ve had it. This is to help figure out the cause of the problem or even if there isĀ  a problem as it could be a benign growth (not cancerous.)

If there is a diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer, we can recommend the best option for you, whether it be Superficial Radiation Therapy or other treatments.

Please contact us now and schedule an appointment. Buckeye Dermatology is here to help you stay healthy and free from skin complications. Call (602) 754-6075 or drop us a line here.