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{{Tissue selection from suspected malignant skin lesions}} | {{Tissue selection from suspected malignant skin lesions}} | ||
==Microscopic evaluation== | ==Microscopic evaluation== | ||
If the lesion was pigmented on gross examination, evaluate as a '''[[dark skin focality]]'''. If not: | |||
Look for atypical cells, possibly by scrolling through the epidermis at intermediate magnification and then through the dermis at a lower magnification. If atypical cells are found, look for: | |||
*Similarity to epidermal basal cells, evaluate as suspected '''[[basal-cell carcinoma]]''' | *Similarity to epidermal basal cells, evaluate as suspected '''[[basal-cell carcinoma]]''' | ||
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