A member asked:

Had scaly lesion frozen off- 2 days later i panicked and asked for biopsy- 4mm punch. if it was melanoma would it still show up under the frozen skin?

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Frozen section?: Do you mean frozen section biopsy? if it was, melanoma would usually show up but final review of pathology is indicted before final diagnosis.

Answered 8/2/2015

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