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*Shave biopsy - done for what is presumed to be benign disease - classically exophytic lesions, e.g. [[seborrheic keratosis]]. | *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]]. | *Punch biopsy - usu. epidermis and dermis - suspicious lesions/malignant lesions, e.g. [[basal cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*Incisional biopsy - a piece of the lesion for pathologic assessment | *Incisional biopsy - a piece of the lesion for pathologic assessment; lesion not completely removed. | ||
*Excision - lesion cut-out with intent for complete removal - usual has a generous margin, e.g. [[malignant melanoma]] excision. | *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 | *Re-excision - done to get a wider margin ''or'' remove part of a lesion that was incompletely removed in a prior excision. | ||
*Lymphadenectomy - done for staging. | *Lymphadenectomy - done for staging. | ||