Hi,your "warty" thing sounds so much like what i have. I noticed a tiny area on the back of my hand that looked like a little bit of hard white skin but wouldnt come off. I pretty much ignored it. Then, VERY quickly this dark pink lump appeared, abot the size of a pea, with the white bit of hard skin on the top. I thought maybe it had a thorn or something in it so i stuck a needle into it and sueezed, of course nothing came out. A few weeks later I was at my doctors for another reason. whilst there I asked her to look aat it and to tell me what it could be. She looked and said "oh thats nothing". However, afew more weeks gone past, my friend noticed it and said that I should go to the skin clinic and have it checked. It is a specialist clinic that only deals with skin cancers. I went today. The doctor took one look at it and straight away said it was a squamous cell carcinoma and asked me how long it had been there to y knowledge. I told him and he was horrifeid that I hadnt got it looked at!!!. Whilst there he suggested a full skin exam. I agreed. He then said I had a "bad irregular looking lesion on my upper back" I had no idea as it wasnt an area i could see myself. He asked me had I ever heard of Hutchinsons Freckle - never. To the naked eye it looks like an innocent flat freckle. however, if scanned (as he did straight away) it was very alarming!. A large flat light brown area that had absolutely no uniform shape to it at all.
I am booked in to have both cut out next week. He said he has no doubt about the diagnosis but wont know how deep either have gone until then. Especially as there is no way of knowing how long the hutchinsons has been on my back.
I know my doctor couldnt have known about the one on my back but I am REALLY upset about the squamous cell on my hand! I only hope the biopsy doesnt take too long, Shame with this type of forum you cant post a pic as it could be a warning for all
Great news! Get a copy of your pathology report to keep on hand. Did they tell you the biopsy they took from your leg was a squamous? Make sure all the margins are clean. And SPF everyday!
got stitches out today and results.yippee.. all cancer gone from face.
my doctor is pretty darn good! can barely see the scar too.
office is trying to find out where my results are from my leg biopsy.. over 3 weeks ago, but get my face one back in a week? hmmm
anyways.. great news!\
Sorry...auto text on phone..I miss some of thewords mispelled
Shh..thanks Patti! Yrs everything I've read didn't indicate account about the breast. & oh..didn't realize there are two types of SCC..nothing I read stated that ..thanks for the info. I'm sure things strok..timing was just weird I guess.
Wish you well & cancer of anykind free
I just went through having a invasive squamous skin cancer on my inner thigh. It was into the reticular dermis, still within the skin, but almost to the fat. It came up like a ingrown hair and I only had it now more then 3 months. It really hurt. Most squamous skin cancers stay on the surface longer.
I ended up sending the pathology slides to MD Anderson for a second opinion. It came back the same, so I had an appt. with a oncology surgeon & the melanoma center. It took me 2 months to get in! Scarey when you don't know what to expect! Squamous skin cancer is not like squamous cancer in the lining of organs or membranes. Turns out they were not concerned because it was still within the skin. It is highly unlikely that squamous would go into the lymph nodes & it has nothing to do with breast lumps. The only thing is it puts you in a higher risk for other skin cancers. So wear SPF everyday & get your skin checked. Hope that makes you feel better! Wish someone had told me this. I waited 2 months to get answers.
Patty