Category: Medical Education

This lesion was referred on the urgent melanoma pathway. Very short history. There is a longitudinal line of pigment, but also evidence of trauma. A …

Dark line in a thumbnail

Older white person, scab that won’t heal on sun exposed skin, think basal cell cancer. There isn’t much to see, but let me show you a little …

Scabby lesion on ear

This lesion had been present for over 5 years and there was no story of recent change. The patient had not been concerned, but a health care …

SUSPICIOUS PIGMENTED LESION ON CHEEK

Contrast this lesion with the harmless solar lentigo I posted earlier. Very different. The big difference is irregularity of colour and dermoscopic …

Lentigo maligna on forehead

This large dark lesion on elderly, white, sun-damaged skin breaks the ABCD rule. It is Asymmetrical, has an irregular Border (Colour is 2 shades of …

Irregular dark ‘mole’ on back of hand

When people have already had one or more skin cancers, the prospects of getting further skin tumours increases, all the more so with advancing age. …

Suspicious ‘mole’ on leg

Knowing your “ABCs” may save your life. “The Real Housewives of Orange County” star Tamra Judge recently took to Instagram to remind her followers …

Melanoma can be prevented with regular skin checks and the ‘ABCDE’ rule: American Academy of Dermatology

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL — A common misconception about skin cancer is that, because their skin contains a higher amount of melanin, African-…

Five Things People of Color Should Know About Skin Cancer

My new book has been uploaded to Amazon Kindle and is available to download now. The book contains over 220 colour image based case discussions …

My skin cancer diagnostics e-book is now published

This lesion seems to be tracing along the natural skin stretch lines, I have seen BCCs do this a few times on the neck. The lesion is poorly defined,…

Feature-rich basal cell cancer on neck