Is a punch biopsy reliable in subtyping basal cell carcinoma? A systematic review

Br J Dermatol. 2016 Aug;175(2):401-3. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14458. Epub 2016 May 26.

Authors

D J Kadouch¹, A van Haersma de With¹, J Limpens², A C van der Wal³, A Wolkerstorfer¹, M W Bekkenk^{1

4}, M A de Rie^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Medical Library, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 26854334
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14458

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle / standards
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology*
Epidemiologic Methods
Humans
Reproducibility of Results
Skin / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*