Sari skin cancer
Saree cancer (English: saree cancer ) is a form of skin cancer , along the hips of women, which a sari can wear occur. Sari cancer is caused by the constant skin irritation that can also lead to flaking or hypopigmentation . It is a rare cancer that generally occurs in the Indian subcontinent , where the saree is widely used as an everyday costume for women. Sari skin cancer is similar in its etiology to Marjolin ulcer in that it leads to chronic inflammation .
etiology
The sari is a common costume of women on the Indian subcontinent. It is an approximately 5.5 m long strip of cloth made of various materials such as cotton , silk , nylon , chiffon or other synthetic fibers. It is worn with an underskirt that is belted around the hips with a thick cotton cord. These clothes are mostly worn for a lifetime. In a hot and humid climate, the saree is always close to the skin of the hip region during the day, whereby the skin is often contaminated with dust and sweat residues and is insufficiently cleaned. The bright colors, which usually contain a lot of heavy metals, are also harmful to the skin. This leads to pigmentation and mild flaking of the skin on the hips. This in turn creates chronic irritation and gradual malignancy of the hip line.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of sari skin cancer are constant skin irritation with flaking and pigmentation problems on the hip line; these symptoms solidify and become chronic over time. Open, non-healing ulcers , hypopigmented skin areas or tumor-like lesions can occur. These lesions can be accompanied by the discharge of malodorous secretions .
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention
A biopsy is required to confirm the diagnosis . In many cases, surgical removal of the tumor with subsequent skin grafting is considered the method of choice.
A different way of wearing the petticoat can help sari wearers to prevent cancer from occurring. Such measures can be:
- Loosening the petticoat,
- Replacement of the usual rope-like belt with a wider belt that distributes the pressure better on the skin,
- constant adjustment of the tightening of the belt.
Medical history
In 1945 Khanolkar and Suryabai reported a new type of skin cancer with hypopigmented, thickened scars that had an increased potential for malignant lesions. They called this dhoti cancer , dhoti cancer what the saree cancer comes close. The dhoti is the traditional trousers of Indian men, which is also wrapped around the hips. The term saree cancer was first used by a group of medical professionals around AS Ptil of the Bombay Hospital in a publication in the Bombay Hospital Journal . Dermatological problems of the hip region in Indian women wearing the sari had previously been described by other researchers. This type of skin cancer is now regarded as the equivalent of the malignant degeneration of a chronic wound, as described by Jean-Nicolas Marjolin in 1828 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Kamini Mathai: Sari cancer poses threat to women: Doctors. In: Times of India . January 30, 2012, accessed November 18, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c d S. Lal, Jayanta Bain, AKSingh, PK Shukla: Saree Cancer: The Malignant Changes in Chronic Irritation . In: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research . tape 6 , no. 4 ( PDF ). PDF ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ GD Bakhshi, A. Borisa, MB Tayade: Waist cancer: report of two cases . In: Journal of the Indian Medical Association . tape 109 , no. 11 , 2011, p. 829, 831 , PMID 22666941 .
