A man aged 46 years presented to a multidisciplinary team (plastic surgery, radiation oncology, dermatology) with a year-long history of a lentigo maligna on the right ear lobe.
These questions are based on the Focus articles in this issue. Please choose the single best answer for each question.
General practitioners can manage most skin cancers with some fundamental knowledge and skills. We provide key updates and insights, building a strong foundation, especially for keratinocyte cancers.
Large-diameter lentigo maligna on sites of functional and cosmetic importance presents a difficult management issue.
Skin cancer follow-up is most effective when general practitioners establish follow-up strategies suited to the rural populations and supported by evidence-based guidelines for skins cancers.
A case presentation of a large erythematous nodular lesion that is asymptomatic.
Clinicians should be alert to factors contributing to increased non-melanoma skin cancers.
Radiation therapy may be used as definitive treatment for low-risk cancers, as an adjuvant treatment for high-risk disease or alone for inoperable cases.
This study aims to provide a general overview of immunotherapy and irAEs, highlighting common clinical scenarios and general principles of management.
A man aged 50 years reported a three-year history of an asymptomatic scalp lesion that had persisted after three episodes of cryotherapy for a presumed diagnosis of solar keratoses.
General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.
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A man aged 85 years presented to his treating doctor for his annual skin examination, which revealed a lesion on the posterior aspect of his right deltoid.
This review examines the efficacy, advances and treatment considerations of radiation therapy for the management of keratinocyte cancer, and role of the GP.