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The Skin Cancer College Australasia is the peak body representing skin cancer practitioners in both Australia and New Zealand. Our goal is the development of health professionals who provide accessible, affordable, accurate skin cancer diagnosis and management.
Skin Cancer College Australasia
2h ago
We traditionally do not have a post on Good Friday.
Whatever cultural or religious background your family comes from, I exhort you to put on some good music and contemplate some of the mystery of life.
Is that sun rising or setting? A beginning or an end? Or is that completely the wrong question?
Music today come from the Christian tradition but mystery is at its heart. Crank it up as loud as your speakers can manage without distorting.
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Skin Cancer College Australasia
2h ago
One case today.
66M with this lesion of the R. middle subungal fingertip of indeterminate duration noted incidentally at full skin check.
Macro and two dermoscopy images shown.
Of note there was a plane wart on the middle phalanx of the adjoining R. index finger (not imaged).
Questions:
Differential diagnosis?
Management plan?
Excisional biopsy
Reference:
Barone et al. 2023 – Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ of the Nail Unit – Current Evidence and Recommendations for Patient Centered Treatment
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Skin Cancer College Australasia
4d ago
I have 3 cases as usual today. I will put up histology for all three at lunch time which will obviously help.
Case 1 60 years old female with this lesion on her leg. She said it had been present for at least 2 years and had not changed.
Case 2 Young woman with a 6 week history of a lesion on the elbow.
Case 3 Elderly lady with this pigmented lesion on her back. What do you think? Benign or malignant? If biopsying excisional, incisional or shave?
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Skin Cancer College Australasia
4d ago
thats right bloggers and lurkers
firstly a pigmented lesion on a fellows arm ….he is 67 and has had numerous keratinocytic skin cancers , but no melanomas
so …case 1
im gonna share a secret…but dont tell anyone …i didnt know for sure what this lesion was ….so what do bloggers think ?
and the dermoscopy
so what do you think it is ,and to help here are some slides  ..read more
Skin Cancer College Australasia
6d ago
Two lesions in the same 50 years old patient.
Fifteen years ago, he had a surgery for a fibrosarcoma on his shoulder. At his last visit, I noticed this small hard lesion, on the edge of the excision scar
Case 2. Same patients. I noticed this slightly darkened nail while he was putting off his clothes
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Skin Cancer College Australasia
1w ago
Here’s a quick intermediate type case we all get at times.
This 62 yr old man presented with this BCC on the tragus.
What your solution for this defect?
Send your surgical markout to me cd.pappas.con@gmail.com . As usual I will post my solution at the end of the session.
OPTIONS
Rhomboid flap is a good repair positioned to take advantage of the laxity of the preauricular cheek with the angle of the flap divided by RSTL’s. It is most tissue conserving.
Another rhombic transposition flap positioned in a different manner . The angle of the flap is still bisected by RSTL’s
Burows ..read more
Skin Cancer College Australasia
1w ago
Two similar lesions presenting as black spots and biopsied because of an ongoing history of growth. One’s common and one’s rare.
A 76 year old woman was concerned about this black spot which continued growing since she first noticed it, now a firm 3mm papule.
The next day a 78 year old woman came to see me because of this 4mm growing black spot on her arm.
There was raised, transparent, non pigmented skin with the wobble sign overlying it.
And not a black spot this lesion was growing and tender for 3 weeks on a 79 year old woman’s ankle. She reported th ..read more
Skin Cancer College Australasia
1w ago
Welcome to my first solo blog post – keeping it short and sweet today. We’ve got three fascinating cases lined up
I am presenting 2 dermoscopy/Histology cases and 1 surgical case. For the Dermoscopy/Histology case feel free to describe the features or you may decide to just mention your diagnosis. For the surgical case please send me your markups at:
tarun_yamdagni@hotmail.com
Stay tuned for the big reveal, coming at around 1pm AWST
Case 1
left forearm lesion
clinical
left arm dermoscopy
Histology
histo close up
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Skin Cancer College Australasia
1w ago
Today we have some histological slides, and a video description of the slides courtesy of Ian Katz, to go along with the dermoscopy images.
I found this flat pink lesion on the upper arm of a regular patient of mine. He has got a strong history of BCCs, but no melanomas or SCCs or other malignancies.
What do you think of the dermoscopy?
Have a look and make some comments. Then look at the slides and have another think and make some comments, before finally looking at the video.
I’m occupied all day Monday with training commitments, and will jump back into the blog late on Monday.
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Skin Cancer College Australasia
2w ago
Hello all
Today, I am presenting an 83 Y O male who has a history of multiple NMSCs but his general health is reasonable good. He has these two SCCs on his face (R zygoma and R Temple).
How would you deal with these ? and if you surgically manage them, what would your plan be?
Please send your mark up to:
mrtero24@yahoo.com
UPDATE 1:
I actually entertained the fact that everyone assumed, and Hooman actually voiced, that I have done both lesions in one session
Albeit possible, it is very complicated, and since the patient had no issues with doing them separately, I have actually done them in ..read more