In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Terry Harvey, we look at the case of a 72-year-old male patient who presented for a routine full-body skin cancer check.

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Prof David Wilkinson, features an elderly male patient in his mid-70s who has multiple co-morbidities and a proven nodular BCC on his left mid shin. He has quite good skin but questionable blood supply and no distal pulses.

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Terry Harvey, features a 65-year-old man who came for a routine skin check with no specific concerns or history of skin cancer.

• 65-year-old male
• No history of skin cancer

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Mazharul Islam, features a 60-year-old lady who presents with concern about a black spot on her right cheek which she believes is recent (approximately two weeks).

• 60-year-old female
• New black spot

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Mazharul Islam, features a 65-year-old female patient with no significant history. This pink lesion is noted and photographed at a 3-month interval.

• 65-year-old female patient
• Pink lesion noted
• 3-month interval

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr David Stewart, features a 51-year-old male patient who presents for his routine skin check. This pigmented skin lesion is noted.

• 51-year-old male
• Pigmented lesion

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Mazharul Islam, features a 50-year-old female patient whose mother recently died from melanoma. This pink lesion is noted on her skin check.

• 50-year-old female patient
• Family history of melanoma
• Pink lesion noted

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [6 September]” →

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Anushka Seemungal, we consider the case of a 77-year-old, fair-skinned male patient who presents with a firm, pinkish, nodular lesion on the left shoulder with a pink, scaly plaque adjacent to it. Although the visible nodular portion is not large, palpation reveals firmness extending almost concentrically in the deep dermis.

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This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Andy Carr, features a 48-year-old female patient who presents for a skin check. She has not had a skin check for a couple of years. On the posterior of her right thigh, there is a 3mm x 3mm pigmented lesion. It is one of only a few pigmented lesions on her body. She has not noticed it.

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In this skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano shares a few thoughts on the future of managing melanoma. In particular, he speaks about possible changes to excision, follow-up, sentinel lymph node biopsy and adjuvant therapy for various stages of melanoma. Continue reading “[7 min watch] Managing melanoma in the future: Prof Giuseppe Argenziano | August 2021” →