Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions — Diagnosis, Biopsy, Margins, Mohs, and Melanoma

This episode reviews the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant skin lesions, with a focus on clinical recognition, biopsy strategy, margins, Mohs surgery, and melanoma workup.Topics include dermoscopy, the ABCDE criteria, epidermal cysts, dermoid cysts, seborrheic keratoses, keratoacanthoma, pilomatricoma, sebaceous nevus, syringomas, dermatofibromas, neurofibromas, hemangiomas, vascular malformations, and lipomas.Malignant lesions are reviewed through basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma, including BCC subtypes, morpheaform BCC, actinic keratosis, Bowen disease, Marjolin ulcer, Mohs indications, melanoma subtypes, Breslow depth, excision margins, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and subungual melanoma.Part of Dr. Lara’s Plastic Surgery Compendium — a high-yield audio reference for plastic surgery trainees and surgeons.DisclaimerThis podcast is intended for educational purposes only and is designed for medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing healthcare professionals. It is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment for any individual patient. The content presented reflects general surgical principles and should not be used as a substitute for formal medical training, clinical judgment, or consultation with qualified healthcare professionals. Listening to this podcast does not establish a physician–patient relationship.SEO / Topic Keywordsbenign skin lesions, malignant skin lesions, skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, Mohs surgery, dermoscopy, two-step dermoscopy algorithm, ABCDE melanoma, evolution melanoma, arborizing vessels, seborrheic keratosis, epidermal cyst, milia, dermoid cyst, keratoacanthoma, pilomatricoma, tent sign, sebaceous nevus of Jadassohn, syringoma, Gorlin syndrome, Cowden syndrome, Muir-Torre syndrome, congenital melanocytic nevus, giant CMN, neurocutaneous melanosis, nevus of Ota, Spitz nevus, dermatofibroma, dimple sign, neurofibromatosis, hemangioma, vascular malformation, lipoma, liposarcoma red flags, morpheaform BCC, actinic keratosis, Bowen disease, Marjolin ulcer, Breslow depth, Clark level, sentinel lymph node biopsy, subungual melanoma, Hutchinson sign