Examination

examination
  • A 59 year old lady presents to her GP with a lesion on her right cheek
  • She complains that she has had this non healing spot for 6 months
  • She thought it was a pimple, but it gradually got bigger
  • She explains that it scabs over every few weeks but this scab always falls off and then the lesion bleeds
  • She has never had anything like this before
  • She is not on any medication
  • She is a keen gardener, likes to play golf and loves being outdoors

You go to examine her lesion, and see this. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Actinic keratosis    
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)     green tick
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)    
Melanoma    
Infected sebaceous cyst    

Well done, correct.