Medicine
Biopsy Techniques and Histopathologic Interpretation for Skin Lesions
Quick fact
The punch biopsy is the most versatile diagnostic tool in dermatology, yielding a full-thickness core of skin that allows histologic examination of both epidermis and dermis.
Why this is interesting
A skin biopsy is a tiny piece of tissue, but it carries the entire story of a lesion. Curious what clues pathologists read to tell benign from malignant?