A shave biopsy is a reasonably safe and accurate method for the initial diagnosis of melanoma, according to a new study. In the past, some physicians have criticized shave biopsies for not providing ...

BRAF testing timelines and impact on the starting of systemic treatment. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

What is Shave Skin Biopsy? A shave biopsy is used when the skin lesion is present in the upper layers of the skin (the epidermis and dermis of the skin). In this biopsy procedure the dermatologist ...

Never partially biopsy a suspicious pigmented lesion. All dermatologists have this dogma drilled into their psyche from day 1 of residency. Following this ideal, any patient who presents with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A shave biopsy is a reasonably safe and accurate method for the initial diagnosis of melanoma, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In ...