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|Articles|December 1, 2012

Deep shave biopsy remains efficient, useful technique

Although there is concern about a slight risk of under-staging caused by technique inaccuracy, benefits outweigh all of the risks when conducting a deep shave biopsy, says Mary H. Lien, M.D., department of dermatology & cutaneous surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa.


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