Pathology report for mole biopsy said "specimen received in formalin. surgical margins marked green". my doctor didn't mark it green. does the pathologist do this? i'm worried it's not my mole.

Yes: The pathologist or more likely the pathologist assistant does this when submitting the tissue for histological evaluation. It is totally normal. Don't worry it's yours!

Pathologist marking: Yes. The pathologist will "ink" the margins of the specimen when they receive it during their processing. Sometimes they will use multiple different color inks to label the margins of a larger specimen. This is all standard protocol. I would not worry.

Usually, yes.: Hi Amourbelle, Often the pathologist or other members of the pathology team ink specimens such as moles when they are received in pathology. Less often some surgeons will do the inking themselves, but this is usually reserved for OR procedures. Based on the quotes of your pathology report it seems most likely that the pathologist or pathology staff inked your mole. I wouldn't worry.