Table 2.

Management decision definitions

Management decision	Definition	Example
Leave	Reassure patient and take no further action.	Benign lesion requiring no further monitoring or medical management.
Manage—monitor	Reassessment of lesion at later time point according to Australian Guidelines.	Patient advised to self-monitor for period of 3 months prior to follow-up monitoring visit.
Manage—biopsy	Partial or complete biopsy of the lesion required to confirm diagnosis.	Shave or excisional biopsy of suspected malignancy.
Treat—elective	Benign or pre-cancerous lesion where treatment is not essential.	Patient requesting cryotherapy of a benign seborrheic keratosis
Treat—essential	Malignancy requiring non-surgical intervention.	Cryotherapy, pharmacotherapy or non-surgical intervention to treat malignancy.