I-Melanoma

Iyini i-melanoma?

I-melanoma uhlobo lomdlavuza owenziwe ngamaseli akhethekile abizwa ngokuthi melanocyte. Ama-melanocyte avamile esikhumbeni nakuba angatholakala nakwezinye izingxenye zomzimba. Ama-melanocyte akhiqiza ikhemikhali ebizwa ngokuthi i-melanin eyenza isikhumba sibe nombala. Abantu abanesikhumba esimnyama bane-melanin eningi uma kuqhathaniswa nabantu abanesikhumba esikhanyayo.

I-melanoma ingaqala kunoma iyiphi indawo yomzimba lapho melanocyte zivame ukutholakala. Indawo evame kakhulu ye-melanoma yisikhumba. Funda kabanzi mayelana nombiko wakho we-pathology we-melanoma ku- isikhumba.

Ibangelwa yini i-melanoma?

Esikhumbeni melanocyte ingalimala ngokuchayeka ngokweqile emisebeni ye-UV evela elangeni (ukushiswa kwelanga okukhulu) okuthi kwabanye abantu kuholele ekukhuleni kwe-melanoma.

Izinhlobo ze-melanoma

Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene ze-melanoma futhi ukuziphatha kwalesi sifo kuncike ezintweni ezihlukahlukene ezihlanganisa ubukhulu besifo isisu, iphethini yokukhula, nokujula kwe sokuhlasela. Zonke lezi zici zihlolwa udokotela wakho wezifo futhi zibhalwe embikweni we-pathology.

Uma kutholwe ukuthi une-melanoma, umbiko wakho we-pathology uhlinzeka ngolwazi olubucayi oluzovumela udokotela wakho ukuthi abikezele ukuziphatha komdlavuza futhi akhethe ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu.