What tests should be done if skin cancer is suspected

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in dermatology. This disease will bring great threats to patients, so everyone should pay attention to the existence of this disease. So, for such a disease, what kind of examinations do we need to do to confirm the existence of this disease? Here we will introduce to you what examinations to do if you suspect skin cancer.

Basal cell carcinoma: There are clearly demarcated tumor cell groups in the dermis. The nuclei are slightly larger than normal, oval or elongated, with less cytoplasm, unclear boundaries between cells, and no bridges between cells. Therefore, it looks like many nuclei are densely distributed in a common serous fluid. There is no significant difference in nuclear staining. Sometimes, multinucleated cells or darkly stained nuclei or irregular stellate nuclei can be seen. Connective tissue proliferates around the tumor cell groups, and the outermost layer is arranged in a palisade-like plug-like cell. Many immature fibroblasts and mature fibroblasts can often be seen mixed around the tumor tissue.
Squamous cell carcinoma: Cancer cells invade the dermis in clusters or cords, with varying numbers of normal and atypical incompletely differentiated squamous cells and dyskeratinized cells. The more atypical squamous cells there are, the higher the malignancy, which is manifested by unequal cell sizes, atypical nuclear divisions, dark staining, basophilic cytoplasm, and no intercellular bridges. The more differentiated the squamous cells are, the more keratinized they are as they approach the center, and the center can be completely keratinized.