In this week’s discussion, submitted by Dr Robert Teunisse, we look at the case of an 85-year-old male patient who is deaf, and his granddaughter communicated that this 25mm lesion on his right thigh has grown over three weeks. Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [28 November]” →

This month we consider skin self-examination for skin cancer detection. In the latest Melanoma Practice Review my eye was drawn to a paper published in Dermatology reporting on the sensitivity and specificity of self-examination for melanoma.
Continue reading “Research summary: Self-examination for skin cancer detection” →

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Magdy Malek, we look at a 5x5mm lesion discovered on the back of the neck of an 68-year-old male patient during his routine full skin examination.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [21 November]” →

In the second video in a two-part series, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano continues his discussion of three rules for diagnosing pink tumours in primary care, with real patient examples from his own clinic.
Continue reading “[7 min watch] Three simple rules for diagnosing pink tumours: Part 2” →

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Robert Teunisse, features a 48-year-old male patient with an elevated, firm and growing lesion on his right hand. There is a previous BCC excision adjacent to this lesion.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [14 November]” →

This week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Randa Al-Hajali, features a 75-year-old male patient with a growing lesion on the concha of his ear. The lesion has been painful and frequently bleeds.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [7 November]” →

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Robert Teunisse, we look at an 80-year-old male patient with an unusual nodular lesion on his right shoulder.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [31 October]” →

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Terry Harvey, we look at a 60-year-old male patient who presented for a routine skin check with no specific concerns. He has a history of multiple keratinocyte skin cancers and one previous melanoma in situ on his shoulder.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [24 October]” →

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Magdy Malek, we look at a 73-year-old male patient who presented for a full-body skin cancer check and this pigmented lesion was found on his lower back. The patient has a history of multiple melanomas in the past.

Continue reading “Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [17 October]” →

In the first of a two-part series, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano discusses the three golden rules for diagnosing pink tumours in primary care.
Continue reading “[7 min watch] Three simple rules for diagnosing pink tumours: Part 1” →