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| Simple skin (non-complex skin) | | Simple skin (non-complex skin) | ||
| | | 0.5 L4E/biopsy (1 L3/biopsy) | ||
| biopsies > 2 cm - use [[L4E rule 4 (2014)|L4E rule 4]]; includes [[basal cell carcinoma|BCC]], SCC, actinic keratosis, intradermal nevus | | biopsies > 2 cm - use [[L4E rule 4 (2014)|L4E rule 4]]; includes [[basal cell carcinoma|BCC]], SCC, actinic keratosis, intradermal nevus | ||
| punch biopsy of BCC = 0.5 L4E, shave biopsy of [[seborrheic keratosis]] = 0.5 L4E | | punch biopsy of BCC = 0.5 L4E, shave biopsy of [[seborrheic keratosis]] = 0.5 L4E | ||
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| Breast core biopsies & prostate core biopsies | | Breast core biopsies & prostate core biopsies | ||
| | | 0.5 L4E/core (1 L3 per core) | ||
| maximum of 20 cores; should use clinicians core count (if available), if clinicians' count not available use gross count | | maximum of 20 cores; should use clinicians core count (if available), if clinicians' count not available use gross count | ||
| 4 breast cores = 2 L4E<br>12 prostate cores = 6 L4E | | 4 breast cores = 2 L4E<br>12 prostate cores = 6 L4E | ||