In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Cheh Goh, we look at the case of a 62-year-old male patient concerned about a dark mole behind his left thigh. He works outdoors and has a history of non-melanoma skin cancer. What do you think of the lesion? What would you do next? Please leave your […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [19 June] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Leanne Drew, we look at the second of two lesions identified on a 65-year-old female patient who presented for a full skin check. You can view the first lesion in last week’s case. The patient’s last skin exam was three years ago. She has no previous history of skin […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [12 June] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

This week’s case discussion from Dr Leanne Drew features a 65-year-old female patient who presented for a full skin check. Her last skin exam was three years ago. She has no previous history of skin cancer. Two lesions were identified upon examination, including this one on her left lateral proximal lower leg. (We will look […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [5 June] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Leanne Drew, we look at a 46-year-old female patient who presented for her six-month melanoma review. She had a previous melanoma in situ on her neck in 2020. This lesion was found on her left medial posterior calf during the examination. What do you think of this lesion? […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [29 May] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion from Dr David Stewart, we look at a 84-year-old male patient who was seen by another GP with a new tender lesion on the rim of his helix. That GP gave him antibiotics but the lesion didn’t improve. The patient has a history of squamous cell carcinoma and lentigo maligna. […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [22 May] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion, submitted by Dr Randa Al-Hajali, we look at a 76-year-old male patient who presented for his routine skin check. This large patch was noted on the right parietal scalp. What do you think of this lesion? What would you do next? Please leave your comment today and check back on […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [15 May] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Peter Ie, we look at a 58-year-old male patient with a non-pigmented, pink, smooth lesion found on the lower back during a routine skin cancer check. What are the possible differential diagnoses? What is your plan for follow-up? Please leave your comment today and check back on Wednesday […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [8 May] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Heather Lawson, we look at a 64-year-old male patient with a personal history of basal cell carcinoma 10 years ago and a family history of a father with melanoma. The patient presented to Dr Lawson’s clinic for the first time after being referred by his GP for removal […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [1 May] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

In this week’s case discussion from Dr Terry Harvey, we look at a 50-year-old female patient who presented with two lesions on her right cheek. She could recall that one had been there for decades and the other was new, but she couldn’t remember which one was which. Which two common facial lesions will be reported […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [17 April] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more

This week’s case, submitted by Dr Raghu Vasanthan, features a 68-year-old female patient with a lesion on her back that has possibly changed since her last skin check three months ago. The lesion had previously been stable for the last 10+ years. The patient has a history of multiple BCCs. What do you make of this […] The post Case discussion: How would you treat this patient? [3 April] appeared first on Skin Cancer Blog ..read more