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Pathology is a significant part of dermatology and dermatologists spend five years in residency. So, it is a huge area. | Pathology is a significant part of dermatology and dermatologists spend five years in residency. So, it is a huge area. | ||
=Specimens= | |||
*Shave biopsy - done for what is presumed to be benign disease - classically exophytic lesions, e.g. [[seborrheic keratosis]]. | |||
*Punch biopsy - epidermis and dermis - suspicious lesions/malignant lesions, e.g. [[basal cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*Incisional biopsy - a piece of the lesion for pathologic assessment, lesion not completely excised. | |||
*Excision - lesion cut-out with intent for complete removal - usual has a generous margin, e.g. [[malignant melanoma]] excision. | |||
*Re-excision - done to get a wider margin ''or'' remove lesion that was missed in a prior excision. | |||
*Lymphadenectomy - done for staging. | |||
=Histology= | =Histology= | ||