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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

In case of skin cancer


In case of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer
- check local/draining lymph nodes

In case of melanoma
- refer to local melanoma unit

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Dermoscopy: non-pigmented lesions & vessels

BCC
- serpentine branched vessels (arborizing telangiectasia)

SCC
- diffuse coiled vessels (glomerular) & red dots

Confocal clinical microscopy probably better than dermoscopy

Must use polarized AND non-polarized light