Skin

Question 1

malignant melanoma: clinical features

Answer 1

history of increasing size, itchy or bleeding
ABCD morphology
- assymetry
- border irregularity
- colour (dark black of varied )
- diameter >6mm

Question 2

malignant melanoma: management

Answer 2

pathologist examines complete excision to determine breslow fitness
if melanoma diagnosed wide excision occurs at a later date, according to breslow thickness