Margins in skin excision biopsies: Principles and guidelines

Skin biopsies are usually undertaken to confirm a clinical diagnosis, to remove a lesion, and to determine the adequacy of excised tissue margin. A surgical margin is technically defined as the "edge" of the tissue removed. The term is especially pertinent when the tissue excised is suspec...

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Main Authors: Richa Ranjan, Lavleen Singh, Sudheer K Arava, Manoj Kumar Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=6;spage=567;epage=570;aulast=Ranjan