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*Shave biopsy | *Shave biopsy = done for what is presumed to be benign disease - classically exophytic lesions, e.g. [[seborrheic keratosis]]. | ||
*Saucerization = scooped shave biopsy.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Elston | first1 = D. | title = Practical advice regarding problematic pigmented lesions. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 67 | issue = 1 | pages = 148-55 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.006 | PMID = 22703907 }} | *Saucerization = scooped shave biopsy.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Elston | first1 = D. | title = Practical advice regarding problematic pigmented lesions. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 67 | issue = 1 | pages = 148-55 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.006 | PMID = 22703907 }} | ||
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*Punch biopsy | *Punch biopsy = cylindrical piece of skin, usu. epidermis and dermis - suspicious lesions/malignant lesions, e.g. [[basal cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*Incisional biopsy | *Incisional biopsy = a piece of the lesion for pathologic assessment; lesion not completely removed. | ||
*Excision | *Excision = lesion cut-out with intent for complete removal - usual has a generous margin, e.g. [[malignant melanoma]] excision. | ||
*Re-excision | *Re-excision = done to get a wider margin ''or'' remove part of a lesion that was incompletely removed in a prior excision. | ||
*[[Sentinel lymph node]] removal | **Conservative re-excision = cut-out more with a minimal rim of normal tissue.<ref>URL: [http://www.nedermatology.com/skin-cancer-treatments.php http://www.nedermatology.com/skin-cancer-treatments.php]. Accessed on: 26 February 2013.</ref> | ||
*[[Sentinel lymph node]] removal = a special type of lymphadenectomy usu. done for [[cancer staging|staging]], esp. [[malignant melanoma]]. | |||
=Histology= | =Histology= | ||