New guidelines suggest excising a changing skin lesion after one month
As with facing an exam where you haven’t studied, or finding yourself naked in a public place – missing a melanoma diagnosis is the stuff of nightmares for most GPs.
In a condition where the prognosis can vary dramatically according to a fraction of a millimetre, the importance of early detection is well-known and keenly felt by clinicians.
Mar VJ, Chamberlain AJ, Kelly JW, Murray WK, Thompson JF. Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of melanoma: melanomas that lack classical clinical features. Med J Aust. 2017 Oct 16; 207(8): 348-50. DOI: 10.5694/mja17.00123
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