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» tinuviel - Skin

I take it there'll be a follow up article as indicated by the final sentence of the Skin Examination and Biopsy article. I have two questions:

You wrote, "a skin biopsy may be a definitive treatment for a lesion that has been biopsied." I don't really understand what this means. A biopsy can be a treatment? How does that work?

I can't remember the other question... Maybe tomorrow it will come back to me.

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» P_Al - Skin

In response to Skin posted by tinuviel:

Yes, I planned for a skin cancer article or a few.

If a biopsy includes a tumour and surrounding tissue, this could be a definitive therapy. Remember a similar situation for brain tumours. You wouldn't want to have to do two surgeries.

-- posted by P_Al

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