Efficacy of shave (tangential) biopsies in melanoma diagnosis: A cross-sectional study

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Dec 19:S0190-9622(24)03375-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.11.061. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Shirley Lin¹, Vrinda Madan², Marina Z Joel², Connie Qiu², Bethany Hung², Kristin Bibee², Jeffrey Scott³, Jaroslaw Jedrych², Elise Ng²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: slin86@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Clinical Skin Center of Northern Virginia, Chantilly, Virginia.

PMID: 39709081
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.11.061

No abstract available

Keywords: Melanoma; deep margin transection; excisional biopsy; punch biopsy; shave biopsy; tangential biopsy.