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Will a Melanoma Grow Back from Shave Biopsy?

If a shave biopsy on a mole was done, and it happened to be melanoma but was misdiagnosed as benign, would the melanoma grow back in the biopsy site?

Biopsy Results On Mole Say "Benign Appearing"?

My biopsy results say I have a "benign appearing" lesion and final diagnosis is a compound nevi. Why does it say "appearing"...to...

Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome? How is This Diagnosed?

I saw my GP yesterday about my moles and he referred me to a plastic surgeon to biopsy of 2 of them (on back and on 5th web space of hand). As part of...

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