Mr. Liu is 45 years old this year. Some time ago, he always felt abnormally itchy skin, especially when he went to bed at night, he could wake himself up when he fell asleep. Originally, Mr. Liu thought he had a skin disease and went to the hospital to buy some ointments. , after smearing for a while, there is no relief at all.

Mr. Liu's wife thought that her husband might have diabetes, so she took him to the hospital for a check-up. Unexpectedly, to his family's surprise, Mr. Liu was suffering from cancer. The reason for the itchy skin was actually caused by a pancreatic tumor. Yes, tumor progression can cause jaundice, and jaundice irritates the skin and causes itching. Now Mr. Liu's condition has reached the middle stage and needs immediate hospitalization.

Don't ignore itchy skin, it is likely to be a signal of cancer

With the increase of age, the human skin, like other organs, will undergo a series of degenerative changes, mainly manifested in the decreased secretion function of sebaceous glands and sweat glands, and the skin lacks the moisture of sebum and sweat. Therefore, in the case of itchy skin in the middle-aged and elderly people, don't just pay attention to dry skin and other allergic causes. Cancer may also cause itchy skin. Don't be negligent.

When there is a malignant tumor in the human body, or in the early stage of cancer cell metastasis, especially the middle-aged and elderly people suffering from cancer, most of them will suddenly experience unexplained skin itching, which is very intense and stubborn. It is difficult to control with common antipruritic drugs, and most of the causes of this skin itching are related to the metabolites of cancer.

The skin is the first line of defense of the human body, and it is also a mirror of the internal organs. It can reflect the clues of certain diseases in the human body. According to the clinical observation of dermatologists, when malignant tumors are formed in the human body, most patients can be in the body. Local itching occurs in the corresponding parts of the skin and mucous membranes.

When a malignant tumor with a high degree of malignancy occurs, there will also be systemic skin itching. For example, patients with malignant brain tumors often experience nasal itching, and female genital itching is often the main precursor to genital tumors.

A survey by foreign medical scientists found that 50% of rectal malignant tumors and 25% of genital malignancies suffer from skin itching to varying degrees, and some skin itching occurs several months before the tumor occurs. In addition, according to clinical medical statistics, 25% to 60% of elderly women with breast cancer have itchy skin, and 15% to 30% of elderly women with malignant lymphoma have generalized skin itching.

Don't be careless about itchy skin. If there are 4 conditions, it is best to seek medical examination. Early understanding will benefit early

1. Itching with yellowing of the skin

Skin pruritus is closely related to visceral malignant tumors. It may be one of the symptoms caused by tumor cells producing tissue ammonia, proteolytic enzymes and other biologically active substances to stimulate skin sensory nerve endings. Itching of the skin is accompanied by yellowing, which is medically known as jaundice, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, gallbladder cancer, etc. can cause itching, accompanied by yellow skin.

2. Skin ulcers

In case of unhealed skin ulcers that come and go, or with a little bleeding , you need to go to the hospital for testing to rule out the possibility of cancer. The skin or old scars that have been irradiated in the past have ulcers or nodules, and there are red skin scars that have not subsided for a long time. Even mild erosions should be alerted to the possibility of skin cancer.

3. Itchy skin with melanin

Many malignant tumors are accompanied by skin lesions in the process of occurrence and development. And some skin abnormalities, such as itching, erythema, darkening, thickening, etc., may even be early signs of cancer. Itching can be said to be a very common skin phenomenon, but if there is extensive and long-term itching for no reason, it may indicate a tumor in the adjacent area: such as itching in the nostrils, which is often a characteristic manifestation of brain tumors; May be the performance of rectal, sigmoid colon cancer.

4. Cauliflower-like lumps on the skin

In general, a cauliflower tumor has an 80% chance of being cancer. It is the form of malignant tumors that we often say, mainly in the shape of cauliflower, the shape of ulcers, and the shape of scars. In particular, cauliflower-like masses with a wide base have a high possibility of malignant tumors. Therefore, a cauliflower-like mass has been found, and pathological diagnosis needs to be done as soon as possible. Only pathological diagnosis can confirm whether it is a malignant tumor.