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Depend on Lesion Diameter Measurement

Published on Wed Jan 03, 2024

Question: A 27-year-old patient who is 40 weeks pregnant presented The provider excises a lesion from the patient’s nose with an excised diameter of 2.0 cm. They intend to do an adjacent tissue transfer (ATT) for minimal scarring but wait for the pathology report to determine if the lesion is malignant and to ensure clear margins. With a pathologic diagnosis of [...]
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