skin biopsy
Dermal tissue extraction
A skin biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small sample of skin tissue is removed for laboratory examination.
Doctors use skin biopsies to diagnose rashes, infections, and skin cancers: The dermatologist ordered a skin biopsy to rule out melanoma.
Common techniques include punch, shave, and excisional biopsies, each removing different amounts of tissue.
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- lab resultsData from diagnostic analysis
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
melanoma · informed consent · basal cell carcinoma · wound dressing · suturing · melanocytes · forceps · numbing · doctor's office · stitches · sample · punch · scar · healing process · cells · dermis · shave · specimen
- medical testsblood test, blood tests, CT scan, X-ray, urine tests
- Dermatologymole removal, cryotherapy, dermabrasion, chemical peel, laser resurfacing
- Minor Surgerymole removal, cyst removal, wart removal, corn removal, callus removal
- specimensspecimen, fossil, mineral, crystal, geode
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- Skin Pathologymelanoma, basal cell carcinoma, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis
skin biopsyblood test
Diagnostic fluid analysis
non-invasive imaging · MRI · CT scan · ultrasound · X-ray
skin biopsybrain biopsy
Extracting cerebral tissue sample
bone marrow biopsy · liver biopsy · lung biopsy · kidney biopsy
skin biopsydermoscopy
Magnified skin surface examination
clinical observation · MRI scan · CT scan · ultrasound · photography