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If a person has a growth on their skin and they applied generous amounts of lugol's iodine on it several times a day for a couple of weeks before seeing a doctor can that affect the results of a biopsy? if so how?
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It should not change the pathology result. Good luck with your biopsy.
Answered 3/21/2023
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