What are the early symptoms of skin cancer on the hands

Early symptoms of skin cancer on the hands may include rashes, erythematous or slightly elevated papular lesions, and some precancerous lesions, such as solar keratosis or keratoacanthoma, which have similar symptoms and should not be confused.

1. The appearance of erythema may be an early symptom of skin cancer. If we go back a few years, we might not have paid much attention to skin cancer. However, with the frequent occurrence of skin cancer, people have become more and more afraid of it. Red spots may be an early symptom of skin cancer.

2. The early symptoms of skin cancer are erythematous or papular lesions that are slightly higher than the skin surface, often accompanied by scaly desquamation or scab formation on the surface. The symptoms are similar to benign skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, and inflammation. As the lesion develops further, certain characteristic signs may appear, such as a shiny, translucent papule-like nodule with oozing blood and telangiectasia. Or it may be a scar-like fibrous plaque with a smooth surface, without obvious capillary dilation, ulcers or protrusions. Or there may be small black spots in the lesion that merge with each other.

3. The early symptoms of skin cancer are very similar to those of certain precancerous lesions such as solar keratosis and keratoacanthoma, and are very difficult to distinguish. Solar keratosis has rough, raised, erythematous patches covered with scales that often have no obvious protrusions after the scales are removed. The early symptoms of this skin cancer are very similar to those of squamous cell carcinoma in situ, which are erythematous papules with clear boundaries and slightly raised above the skin surface. However, the scales and crusts of the latter are more obvious, and the lesions are more essential.