Template:Tissue selection from skin excision - Description
Tissue selection from skin excision in gross pathology. Top image shows recommended lines for cutting out slices to be submitted for further processing. Bottom image shows which side of the slice that should be put to microtomy. Dashed lines here mean that either side could be used.
| Lesion size | |||
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| <4 mm | 4 - 8 mm | 9 - 15 mm | |
| Benign appearance |
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| Suspected malignancy | 
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The entire specimen may be submitted if the risk of malignancy is high.
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Tissue selection from skin re-excisions
