How would you manage this lesion on the nose?
A 78-year-old female presents with complaints of a large plaque on her nose for the last seven months. What do you think?

HealthCert Education
This week, we look at a case submitted by Dr Asia Hafeez in which a 78-year-old female presents to the dermatology outpatient clinic with complaints of a pruritic ulcerative plaque on her nose for the last seven months.
The lesion started as a small, itchy papule that later increased in size with surface ulceration and crusting.
Please refer to the clinical and dermoscopy images below. What would you do next?
Update
This is ulcerative basal cell carcinoma.
![]() |
Participate with your cases so that we can learn together! Submit your case here or send details to admin@healthcert.com |
Contributing to the Skin Cancer Case Discussion Blog helps meet your annual Performance Review CPD requirement! |
|
Submit your own case* = 1 CPD hour (Performance Review) *Case must be published on the blog to qualify. |
Comment/engage with colleagues’ cases = 0.5 CPD hours (Performance Review) |
![]() If you interact with this case or submit your own case, you can Quick Log your CPD hours with the RACGP via the usual self-submission process. You will be asked to reflect on what you have learned, and you will require proof you interacted with the blog; a screenshot will suffice. |