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Biopsy of the pigmented lesions
David Silverstein1, Kavita Mariwalla
1State University of New York at Stony Brook, East Setauket, NY 11733, USA.
Dermatologic Clinics
|July 18, 2012
Abstract:
Although new technologies are becoming available to aid in diagnosis, the skin biopsy continues to be the fundamental tool of the dermatologist to evaluate the nature of a pigmented lesion. There are 3 major techniques for the biopsy of a pigmented lesion: shave biopsy, punch/incisional biopsy, and excisional biopsy. This article discusses when to biopsy a pigmented lesion and reviews the different biopsy techniques, with reference to specific clinical scenarios.
