Does itching ever indicate skin cancer?

Does itching ever indicate skin cancer?

Daniel Behroozan (Dermatologist) gives expert video advice on: What is an 'itch'?; What's the connection between histamine and itching?; When does itching indicate a serious condition? and more...

There are certain kinds of skin cancers that can itch. There is one kind of skin cancer that is called contanious T-cell lymphoma. That is a blood cancer that spreads to the skin that can cause diffuse itching all over the body. But the usually skin cancers that we think about such as basal cell carcinoma, spin cell carcinoma, or melanoma usually do not itch. They are usually growths in the skin that often bleed.