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title: How would you manage this skin lesion on the left shoulder?
description: How would you manage this lesion on the left anterior shoulder of a 60-year-old female patient who presented for her annual skin check?
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# [How would you manage this skin lesion on the left shoulder?](https://www.molescan.com/blog/how-would-you-manage-this-skin-lesion-on-the-left-shoulder)

 Written by [HealthCert Education](https://www.molescan.com/blog/author/healthcert-education) | Oct 30, 2024 6:48:58 AM

In this case discussion, submitted by Dr Leanne Drew, we look at a lesion on the left anterior shoulder of a 60-year-old female patient who presented for her annual skin check.

What do you think of this lesion? What would you do next?

 

 

#### Update

Here is the pathology report. While excision is entirely appropriate, what other options exist for the treatment of superficial multifocal BCC?

 

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