i know that skin is an organ, but what inside the body can be affected by skin cancer?

Question

How come skin cancer doesn't spread as easily to other organs as compared to other cancers?

Answer 1

Depends: What kind of skin cancer. Basal and squamous skin cancers are usually local in occurrence and do not spread beyond confines of skin. Melanomas can and will spread or metastasize to other organs and tissues inside the body.

Answer 2

All can be: Melanoma has the ability to travel to any organ in the body and create new tumors.

Answer 3

Numerous organs: Melanoma can be deadly precisely because it travels to other organs in the body.

Answer 4

Local/distant organs: This depends on the type of skin cancer. Basal cell cancer used to be called a rodent ulcer because it destroys local tissue including underlying muscle and bone which looks as of a rodent were nibbling away at your body.Melanoma can spread via the lymphatics to lymph nodes, lungs, liver, kidneys and brain and nearly any other organ.

Answer 5

Blood and lymph: Skin cancers (like most cancers) can spread one of 3 main ways. 1. Direct spread/growth. 2. Travel through the lymphatic drainage systems (where they go to lymph nodes) and 3. Via the blood (where cancers can jump from skin to lung, brain, liver, etc).

Answer 6

Skin cancer spread: Skin cancer can spread via local extension. A basal cell carcinoma given enough time, can spread around nerve endings and other structures deep into vital territory and cause loss of the eye and even spread to the brain in very rare cases. Other tumors such as melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma can invade lymphatic vessels and blood vessels and spread to other organs.

Answer 7

Local, blood vessel: Only very rare vary aggressive basal cell carcinomas spread by blood vessel or invade deeply. There is a rare variant now identifiable by a genetic test which can be treated. With medicine. Areas where basal cell carcinoma can be aggressive is the inner eye near the nose amd inside the ear. These lesions need to be treated with mohs surgery initially.

Answer 8

Nerves, blood, lymph: Certain skin cancers such as basal cell tend to be locally destructive and can spread thru the nerves but rarely metastasize (ie: spread thru blood stream or lymphatics to other parts of the body). Squamous cell and melanoma on the other hand are more deadly because they can metastasize. Early detection is key. Mohs surgery is the gold standard for basal cell and squamous cell.

Answer 9

Through lymphatics: Melanoma travels through your lymphatic system.

Answer 10

Many ways: Skin cancer can range from a minor problem (a small bump or growth to be burned or cut off) to a life threatening issue (deeper melanomas). Early detection and treatment is key. If you think you may have a skin cancer, get it checked out!

Answer 11

Depends on type: Squamous cell and basal cell skin cancers rarely have spread elsewhere in the body, sometimes to lymph nodes in squamous cell. Most are small and frozen or removed by the dermatologist. Others are resected by a surgeon or radiated. For melanoma surgery is the main cureative treatment. However melanoma can spread to other parts of the body. Depending on where it spreads is where the symptoms are.

Answer 12

Depends: Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas typically grow locally and do not travel to other locations in your body, although it is possible. Melanoma can travel to any location in your body and create new tumors.

Answer 13

Hopefully nothing: If skin cancer is localized (hasn't spread) it can be surgically removed. If it spreads (metastasizes) anything is possible.

Answer 14

Depends on type: There are several different types of skin cancers. Squamous and basal skin cancers tend to stay locally on the skin and grow larger over time. Melanoma has the ability to travel to distant places in the body and form new tumors.

Answer 15

Information: Skin cancer generally does not affect the body as long as it is discovered and treated early. However if left alone, it can spread to other organs which can be a lethal process.

Answer 16

Skin cancer : Some skin cancers are locally invasive and grow deeper into the skin, fat or even bone if left untreated. Other skin cancers such as melanoma have the potential to spread or metastasize to internal organs.

Answer 17

Metastases: Melanoma can spread or metastasize to the other organs of the body. The most common sites are to the liver, lung, brain, lymph nodes. Metastatic melanoma is considered stage iv.

Answer 18

Briefly: Considered one of the largest organs of the body, skin cancer can be basal cell, squamous cell, melanoma, merkel cell or even rarer cell types. If you mean spread, skin cancer can spread to lymph nodes but melanoma & merkel cell at times can spread anywhere.

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