In this online lecture, Associate Professor Andreas Blum provides an overview of how the history, clinical features and dermoscopy of a lesion can help differentiate between a recurrent melanocytic naevus and a recurrent melanoma. Continue reading “[Online lecture] Recurrent melanocytic naevus vs melanoma” →

This week’s case discussion from Dr Thuy Au features a 71-year-old male with a lesion on his arm noted during a skin check.

• 71-year-old male
• Lesion on arm

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [10 May]” →

This month’s research article caught my eye because it is such a simple, yet useful and relevant study. From a single practice in Brisbane, the paper reports on the agreement or not between lesions of concern to a patient, and those identified by the dermatologist, upon examination.  Continue reading “[9 min read] Concordance between patient concerns and skin cancer diagnosis” →

We feature another great case discussion from Dr Terry Harvey this week, regarding a 50-year-old male patient who came in for a routine skin check with no lesions of concern.

• 50-year-old male
• Routine skin check

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [3 May]” →

In this week’s case discussion, we review another great case from Dr Terry Harvey featuring a 55-year-old female patient with a history of a melanoma in situ in 2010 who came in for her regular full body check.

• 55-year-old female
• History of melanoma in situ

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [26 April]” →

In this month’s skin cancer update video with Professor Giuseppe Argenziano, we look at his latest fascinating study into how patient management can change after diagnostic review by a second dermatopathologist.  Continue reading “[6 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano | April 2021” →

This month I draw your attention to what I believe is a profoundly important piece of research. The research – done in Australia – demonstrates the value of using a mixture of total body photography (TBP) and selected sequential digital dermoscopy (SDDI) among high risk patients, in terms of identifying melanoma. Continue reading “[8 min read] Detecting melanoma in high-risk patients | Prof David Wilkinson” →

This week’s case discussion from Dr Terry Harvey features a 20-year-old male presenting for his first skin check with no lesions of concern.

• 20-year-old male
• First skin check

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [19 April]” →

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Terry Harvey, we look at a man in his 50s with no history of skin cancer who presented for a full skin check with no lesions of concern.

• Male aged 50+
• No lesions of concern

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [12 April]” →

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Dave Stewart, we look at a 47-year-old lady who was initially seen with a long-term pigmented skin lesion on her upper arm in 2018 and returned again in 2021.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [5 April]” →