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I need to understand my pathology report of a mole that was biopsied?
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Talk...: to the doctor who did the biopsy for an explanation of the pathology report. Good luck!
Answered 6/21/2014
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Pathology report: You need to tell us exactly what the report says, before we can help you interpret what it means.
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