TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Biopsy Techniques
A1  - Rossi, Anthony M.
A1  - Lee, Erica H.
A1  - Nehal, Kishwer S.
A2  - Avram, Marc R.
A2  - Avram, Mathew M.
A2  - Ratner, Désirée
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Procedural Dermatology
AB  - A  skin  biopsy  is  defined  as  sampling  of  the  integumentary  system  for  histologic  evaluation  and  is  a  powerful  diagnostic  tool  for  the  dermatologist.  Although  a  biopsy  may  seem  straightforward,  its  utility  is  enhanced  when  the  clinician  understands  its  applications  and  limitations.  As  with  all  diagnostic  tools,  the  pretest  probability  that  a  patient  will  have  a  specific  disease  takes  into  account  the  prevalence  of  the  disease  and  the  clinical  findings.  A  histological  diagnosis  should  then  be  clinically  correlated  with  the  physician’s  differential  diagnosis.  A  skin  biopsy  is  considered  the  gold  standard  for  the  diagnosis  of  skin  lesions  and  requires  that  the  clinician  be  familiar  with  certain  key  concepts.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090686
ER  -