2. Salient Features Of Skin Malignancies
Most commonly epidermal origin
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Malignant melanoma
Skin adnexal tumors are rare.
Chemical carcinogens play a major role.
3. Basal Cell Carcinoma
Most common skin tumor, originates from basal layer of epidermis
Slowly growing , locally invasive – RODENT ULCER.
26 histological variants.
Most common are
Nodular
Superficial speading
Infiltrative
Pigmented & Morpheaform
5. Pathogenesis
No apparent precursor lesion
Locally infiltrative.
Rarely metastasise.
Never lympatic spread
Ovoid cells in nests with outer pallisading layer.
6. Contd…
Nodulocystic
Waxy , cream coloured with rolled, pearly borders
surrounding central ulcer.
Morpheaform
Type IV collagenase and spread rapidly
Flat, plaque like lesion
Basosquamous variant
Highly aggressive
Metastasize similar to SCC and aggressive treatment required.
7. Prognosis
High risk BCC
>2cm
Specific location – nose , ear, eyes
Ill-defined margins
Recurrent tumors
immunosuppression
8. Management of BCC
Surgical VS Non Surgical
Non surgical
Curettage
Electrodessication
Laser vapourisation
Destroy any potential tissue sample for pathological confirmation and
margin analysis
9. Surgical Management
Complete tumor removal , with pathological confirmation and margin analysis.
Large tumors invading adjacent structure with aggressive histology – WIDE LOCAL EXCISION
0.5-1cm margin
Reconstructive procedures
10. MOHS Micrographic Surgery
Excision of skin cancer under microscopic control.
Minimise recurrent rates with maximum conservation.
Indicated in
Poorly demarcated,
Recurrent / incompletely excised
Near vital structures
Can also be used for SCC, lentigo maligna,DFS
14. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Malignant tumor of keratinising epithelium of epidermis
2nd most common tumor
Cumulative sun exposure and damage
Associated with pre-existing scars, osetomyelitis, burn.
Marjolin’s ulcer
18. Microscopic Appearance
Irregular masses of squamous epithelium proliferate and invade dermis.
KERATIN PEARLS
Perineural / vascular invasion
Positive for cytokeratin 1 and 10
Border’s histological grading
Ratio of pleomorphic and anaplastic to normal cells
19. Prognosis
Invasion
Depth – deeper lesion , worse the prognosis
Surface size - >2 cm
Histological grade
Site
Lips and ears – increase recurrent rate
Immunosuppression
Perineural and vascular involvement
Aetiology
20. TNM Classification
Size
• T1 - <2cm
• T2 - 2-5 cm
• T3 - >5cm
• T4 - muscle or
bone
involvement
Nodes
• N0 - no
regional
nodes
• N1 - regional
nodes
Metastasis
• M0 - no
metastasis
• M1- distant
metastasis
Grade
• G1- low grade
• G2moderately
differentiated
• G3- high
grade
21. Management
Surgical excision – accurate histology
Margins to be assessed
4mm clearance for <2cm
1 cm clearance for >2cm
Radiotherapy resistant – Veruccus carcinoma
22. Malignant Melanoma
Cancer of melanocytes
Wherever melanocytes exist
Bowel mucosa
Retina
Leptomeninges
27. Superficial Spreading Melanoma
Commonest type – 70%
Arise from pre – existing nevus
Rapid growth of darker pigmented are in a junctional nevus.
Predominantly radial growth phase.
Nodularity can occur – vertical growth phase.
28. Nodular Melanoma
More aggressive
Increased vertical growth than radial phase
Middle age men.
Usually trunk.
Sharply demarcated, blue-black papules 1-2cm.
Lack horizontal growth phase.
29. Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle
Slow growing, variegated, brown macule
Intense sun exposure.
Women > men
Less metastaic potential
Better prognosis
30. Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
Soles of feet and palms of hand
Rare in white skinned people
Flat, irregular macule.
Can mimic a fungal infection
Biopsy of the nail matrix rather than just the pigment.
Hutchinson’s sign nail-fold pigmentation then widens progressively to
produce a triangular pigmented macule with nail dystrophy.
31. Miscellaneous
Amelanotic melanoma
Not pigmented
Poor prognosis
Desmoplastic melanoma
Head and neck
Perineural invasion
High recurrent rate
32. Histology
Malignant changes of melanocytes in basal epidermis
Horizontal growth phase – cells spread along the dermo-epidermal
junction
Vertical growth phase – dermis may be invaded and increased metastatic
potential.
33. Satellite nodules
Lesions situated with in 2-5cm of the primary
Intransit lesions
Situated >5cm , proximal to lymphnode basin
34. Management
History and clinical examination
Excision biopsy with 2mm margin of skin and subdermal fat.
Incisional biopsy – large lesion / facial lesions where excision results in
scarring.
Staging of melanoma
Clarkes’ staging
Breslows’ classification
38. Management of lymphnodes
Based on breslow thickness.
<1mm least beneficial with prophylactic dissection.
>4mm increased chance of both lymphatic and distant metastasis.
Intermediate thickness
Elective prophylactic lymph node dissection
Sentinel lymphnode biopsy