Evaluation of the 2-mm punch biopsy in dermatological diagnosis

Authors: TODD, P.¹; GARIOCH, J.J.¹; HUMPHREYS, S.; SEYWRIGHT, M.; THOMSON, J.¹; du VIVIER, A.W.P.¹

Source: Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, Volume 21, Number 1, January 1996 , pp. 11-13(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

This prospective study was undertaken to determine whether the 2-mm punch biopsy technique yields specimens of sufficient size and quality to allow a reliable histological diagnosis to be made. A histopathological comparison was made between tissue obtained from a 2-mm punch biopsy and a standard ellipse biopsy taken from a wide range of dermatoses and benign and malignant skin tumours. In 79 of the 84 cases studied, the same histopathological diagnosis was reached with the 2-mm punch biopsy and the standard ellipse. Use of the 2-mm punch biopsy technique produces specimens which allow an accurate histological diagnosis to be made in a wide range of dermatological conditions.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1996.d01-174.x

Affiliations: 1: Departments of Dermatology and

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