International Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Special Issue

Skin Cancer

  • Submission Deadline: Dec. 30, 2015
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Chun Li
About This Special Issue
Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most frequent cancers of the skin. In general, it is a locally invasive, malignant tumour with a low rate of metastasis, deriving from squamous cells found of the superficial of the skin. Skin lesions often appear as papules, patches or nodules, which maybe hyperkeratotic. This type of skin cancer can be found at all areas of the body where the squamous cells are covered. However, the most common sites of skin squamous cell carcinoma(SCC) occur on the head and neck, with the rate of 50% to 75% in total.1 SCC not only destroy important anatomical structures, such as nose, ear, eye, and lip, but bring economic burden and mental stress on patients as well. Moreover, it may be fatal if it spreads to other parts of the body.
Lead Guest Editor
  • Chun Li

    Department of Orthopaedics, Haimen People’s Hospital, Haimen, China

Guest Editors
  • Zhilong Guo

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Huimin Huang

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Xuewen Zeng

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Zhaohui Song

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Ping Yu

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Zhou Weijun

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Ma Mutijiang

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Zhaoyang Li

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Sanchun Li

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China

  • Huijuan Zhang

    Department of Plastic Surgery Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Wulumuqi, China