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How would you manage this area on the forehead?

Written by HealthCert Education | Jul 13, 2025 9:00:00 PM

This week's case discussion, submitted by Dr David Stewart, features a 56-year-old female patient with a history of multiple non-melanoma skin cancers.

At her last visit 18 months ago, she had a superficial basal cell carcinoma diagnosed clinically (not biopsied) on the left side of her forehead near the hairline. It was treated with Aldara, with a good apparent outcome at that time.

Today, she presents for a routine skin exam and the area is checked again. What do you think of the clinical and dermoscopy images now?

Please leave your comments today and check back for the outcome from Wednesday 2pm.

 

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