A genomic test co-developed by Mayo Clinic and SkylineDx can identify whether people with melanoma are at low or high risk ...

A sentinel lymph node is a node or nodes that is likely to be the closest node draining a cancer, making it the earliest to show if a metastasis has occurred. Our surgical oncologists may biopsy or ...

An expert discusses features of a skin lesion that would prompt a skin biopsy in the diagnosis of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC). Anna C. Pavlick, D.O.: Biopsies do not have to be done ...

One of the most ubiquitous diagnostic tests performed in dermatology, the skin biopsy is the standard for the diagnosis of skin cancer. However, given an imbalance between the number of dermatologists ...

BOSTON ― Among dermatology residents and attending dermatologists, rates of diagnostic accuracy and appropriate biopsy recommendations were significantly lower for patients with skin of color compared ...

Philadelphia, July 14, 2022 – Using skin biopsy samples, investigators found that patients with severe COVID-19 had clots in small venous and arterial blood vessels in skin that appears normal. This ...