Abnormal Results Skin Biopsy. A lesion is an abnormal area of the skin. During an excisional biopsy the doctor removes an entire lump or an entire area of abnormal skin including a portion of normal skin.
A pathologist is a doctor who specializes in reading laboratory tests and looking at cells tissues and organs to diagnose. After a biopsy your health care team completes several steps before the pathologist makes a diagnosis. Nor is it necessarily benign which means that the site may need to be biopsied again in the future to monitor the growth.
To diagnose the cause of a skin rash.
The dermatologist contacts you with the results of the skin biopsy. For mild and moderate severity in the abnormality of the cells there is no standard measurement as to how big or small the margin should be. In case of severe abnormality a margin of five millimeters is recommended. A lesion is an abnormal area of the skin.