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STOWE, VT. -- Pathologists hate to see "rule out melanoma" on a histology requisition when it is the only descriptor of an atypical melanocytic lesion biopsy, Dr. Marcus Bosenberg said.
At the very least, the phrase is insufficient; at most, it can have fatal consequences. In all cases, additional information should routinely be included to avoid diagnostic pitfalls, said Dr. Bosenberg, a pathology professor at the University of...
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