In the blog category “Case Studies” Professor David Wilkinson offers an excellent platform to discuss clinical problems and cases within a closed alumni community. This area is password-protected and only accessible to past HealthCert Certificate course participants.

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Are people aware of adequate sun protection measures and do they take appropriate steps to protect themselves from developing skin cancer? An exploratory study looked at the correspondence between knowledge, motivation and sun-protection practices among average people during vacations.

This week we have an engaging case. No clinical image or history. What do you make of the dermoscopic image below? How would you biopsy?

In this month’s skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano talks about atypical melanocytic lesions: lesions that are histopathologically in between a melanoma and a naevus, with subtle melanoma criteria that are not enough for the pathologist to diagnose the lesion as a melanoma.

This week we have an interesting case. Here is an adult with a slowly growing pigmented lesion on the nose. What do you make of the dermoscopic image below? How would you biopsy?

What are the long-term outcomes of laser treatment for congenital melanocytic naevi? Although various laser treatments have been tried for congenital melanocytic naevi, only small retrospective studies with short-term follow-up have been performed to assess outcomes.

This week we have an engaging case from Dr Tim Aung. A 55-year-old female with 1-2 years history of slow growth of an asymptomatic, non tender lesion on the upper chest. Please review the images. What is your impression, what is the differential diagnosis, and (if you would biopsy) what technique would you use?

This month, we touch on Artificial Intelligence (AI) again, because this is such a fast-moving and fascinating field. Two very well written and short pieces are worth looking at and considering.

This week we have an interesting case. There is no history for this patient here, but assume this is an adult. What do you make of the clinical and dermoscopic images below? How would you biopsy?

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This week we have an engaging case from Dr Tim Aung. A 56-year-old male with history of melanoma presented with a growing pigmented lesion left preauricular over 6-12 months. Here are the clinical and dermoscopy images. What is your differential diagnosis, and how would you biopsy?