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A 65-year-old male presents with a new lesion on the nose & is referred to a plastic surgeon, who conducts a biopsy but finds no malignancy. What next?

Case discussion: An 84-year-old male is referred by another GP for a new, tender lesion on the helix rim. He has a history of SCC and lentigo maligna.

Case discussion: A 32-year-old patient presents with a new pigmented skin lesion on the foot which has changed over the past two weeks. What do you think?

Case discussion: A 76-year-old male presents for a routine skin check with a large patch noted on his right parietal scalp. What would you do next?

Dr Gabriella Brancaccio explores how to approach the diagnosis and management of suspicious skin lesions on the scalp, in part one of her short series.

Case discussion: Two lesions on a 50-year-old woman's cheek: one old, one new. She doesn't remember which is which. How can we differentiate them?