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In his latest skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano explores the dermoscopy of rare collision tumours, including real patient examples he has encountered in his own work.
Continue reading “[5 min watch] Managing rare collision tumours” →

“The instruments that I would recommend for wound closure are the most basic instruments you need for closing a wound.” In this insightful video, course presenter and Skin Cancer Doctor Francis Tan gives his practical advice on the instruments and tools you need for conducting skin cancer surgery in your general practice. Continue reading “[2 min watch] What instruments should I use in skin cancer surgery wound closure?” →

In this month’s skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano talks about the criteria for sentinel node biopsies in melanoma patients. Using real patient case examples, he gives practical advice for how best to assess these patients to optimise their outcomes while avoiding unnecessary procedures. Continue reading “[5 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano [March 2020]” →

Dermoscopy is certainly a global field, with many of its key players based in locations across the world. This week’s episode of ’30 years of Dermoscopy’ proves that is the case with speakers Professor Giuseppe Argenziano (Italy) and Thorsten Trotzenberg (USA) outlining their distinct experiences, one as an academic and the other as a medical product developer.
Continue reading “[Podcast] 30 years of Dermoscopy with world leading experts – Episode 4” →

In this week’s episode, we continue our series celebrating the 30-year history of dermoscopy. Each episode features global leaders in the field of dermoscopy speaking about this vital piece of equipment that has forever changed the landscape of skin cancer diagnosis. We are excited to share with you the experiences of two renowned dermatologists and academics in this episode: Professors Luc Thomas and Cliff Rosendahl.
Continue reading “[Podcast] 30 years of Dermoscopy with world leading experts – Episode 2” →

Welcome to our series of podcasts celebrating the 30-year history of dermoscopy! This series features a number of leaders in the field, each of whom provide a short summary of how they have used dermoscopy in their practice, the impact it has had, and their thoughts about the future of this technology.
Continue reading “[Podcast] 30 years of Dermoscopy with world leading experts – Episode 1” →

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?
Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [18 February]” →

In this month’s skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano discusses melanoma guidelines and what to do when a difficult case falls outside the guidelines. Using real patient case examples, Giuseppe encourages physicians to assess melanomas on a case-by-case basis depending on the circumstances. Continue reading “[8 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano [February 2019]” →

In this skin cancer update, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano discusses treatments for difficult advanced melanoma cases. Looking at real patient examples, Giuseppe describes the options for treatment, including the factors physicians should consider when choosing therapies for their patients. Continue reading “[7 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano [January 2019]” →

This week we have an interesting case from Dr Peter Ryan. An 70-year old male had a skin check elsewhere, and advised laser treatment to pigmented skin lesion on forehead.
Please review images and provide your differential diagnosis, and advice on treatment options / next steps.
Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [26 November]” →
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