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Dermatologic specimens, including skin biopsies and skin excisions, are commonly encountered in the surgical pathology grossing suite. This chapter focuses on skin excisions and provides instruction on how to properly handle such specimens.
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Lemos, M.B., Chevez-Barrios, P. (2019). Skin. In: Lemos, M.B., Okoye, E. (eds) Atlas of Surgical Pathology Grossing. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20839-4_1
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