Modified-purse-string closure: A lymphatic channel and tissue sparing technique for biopsy of suspicious pigmented lesions on extremities

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Feb;80(2):e33-e34. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.061. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Authors

David M Oberlin¹, Dennis A Porto², Matteo C LoPiccolo², Laurie L Kohen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.

PMID: 29505864
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.061

No abstract available

Keywords: biopsy technique; extremity; lymphatic channels; melanoma; modified purse-string; pigmented lesion; tissue sparing.

MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods*
Esthetics
Extremities / pathology
Extremities / surgery
Humans
Lymphatic System / surgery
Nevus, Pigmented / pathology
Nevus, Pigmented / surgery*
Organ Sparing Treatments / methods
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
Suture Techniques*
Wound Closure Techniques
Wound Healing / physiology