Malignant melanoma

Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

Patient presentation

Diagnostic Tips - ABCDE

Asymmetry
Border irregularity - the edges are ragged, blurred or notched
Colour - pigmentation is not uniform, shades of brown and black are present, mottled appearance with dashes of red, white and blue
Diameter >6mm
Evolution - history of change in size, shape, surface, colour or symptoms

Referral Tips

Urgent referral
Please state size and location of lesion
Please photograph lesion
Biopsy or attempted excision should not be carried out in primary care

Last reviewed: 01/12/2022

Next review date: 01/12/2024

Reviewer name(s): Lindsey Yeo.

Patient presentation

Diagnostic Tips - ABCDE

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