An expert discusses features of a skin lesion that would prompt a skin biopsy in the diagnosis of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC). Anna C. Pavlick, D.O.: Biopsies do not have to be done ...

"Random skin biopsies are utilized when there is a sufficiently high concern of the diagnosis in the patient and they do not have overt clinical findings suggestive of the diagnosis. In those cases, ...

Could the key to detecting synucleinopathies be no more than skin-deep? In the March 20 JAMA, scientists led by Christopher Gibbons and Roy Freeman at Harvard Medical School in Boston detected ...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanguine Biosciences, a leading provider of high-quality human biospecimens and real-world clinical data, today announced the expansion of its clinical sample ...

Generally larger with irregular borders, dysplastic nevi are acquired melanocytic skin lesions. What is the best location to sample when obtaining a punch biopsy from a potential dysplastic nevus or ...

Traditionally, punch biopsy sites have been sutured, but the benefit of this practice has never been scientifically demonstrated. In this prospective, randomized, method-comparison study, 82 healthy ...

The skin biopsy is an invaluable diagnostic tool in veterinary dermatology. This column reviews the indications and techniques for performing skin biopsies. Suspicious conditions for which the therapy ...