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. |