Skin biopsies are procedures done to investigate cutaneous growths or lesions. Many skin pathologies can be diagnosed by direct observation and palpation. However, there are others that require ...

Are you worried that you might have skin cancer? All skin lesions that may be cancerous should be biopsied, meaning all or part of the lesion should be removed for analysis. It is advisable to do a ...

Certain skin condition can be treated only by complete surgical excision or removal of a piece of thick skin (including epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous fat). Only a dermatologist or plastic surgeon ...

Patients with small melanoma in situ (MIS) on low-risk body sites that was managed with 5-mm margins had a local recurrence rate of 0.9%, results from a retrospective case series from a single ...

Regular skin exams can identify suspicious lesions, but an accurate diagnosis requires a biopsy. During the biopsy, a doctor will inject a local anesthetic in the area of the lesion and then remove a ...

"Random skin biopsies are utilized when there is a sufficiently high concern of the diagnosis in the patient and they do not have overt clinical findings suggestive of the diagnosis. In those cases, ...

Check-up: My daughter has a mole on her arm which has changed colour. Her GP has recommended something called an excision biopsy, but she is so anxious about the procedure that she's threatening to ...

Biopsy is an invasive medical procedure in which a sample of a tissue or cell is taken to be examined by a pathologist, usually under a microscope. Tissue sample for biopsy can be obtained in ...

Doctors take biopsies of areas that look abnormal and use them to detect cancer, precancerous cells, infections, and other conditions. For some biopsies, the doctor inserts a needle into the skin and ...

All lesions that may be cancerous should be biopsied, meaning all or part of the lesion should be removed for analysis. It is advisable to do a biopsy if the diagnosis is unclear. A punch biopsy is ...