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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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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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