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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (32842)4/10/2008 8:26:27 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217890
 
suspicious i.e. irregular borders and/or color, recent changes..aggressive recent behavior- and no I don't do the surgery, I usually send to a great plastic guy I know because if after excisional biopsy is (+ve) a wide excission is usually done best by him... further treatment can include chemo/rads but staging is required and since I'm not an oncologist I'm not aware of the current protocals-

some 20yrs ago I spent an extra 6 months doing derm in chicago at the u of ill system- eczema does not look like cancer nor does shingles- basal cells vs squamous are often differentiated by location i.e facial is usually basal, forearm/hands usually squamous but can be basal also exposure is a leading indicator, I've had the farmers with arm and hand lesions most are squamous but a few were basal moreover it is difficult to give You acumen, that is not easily conveyed, If you have seen enough which over the past 20+yrs I'd say I've seen a few then it's not a daunting task-

iow.... I know my shit and I also know when I dont know which is much more important than what I know...

PS what I know would fit in a thimble relatively speaking