Environmental and economic considerations for diagnostic biopsies in basal cell carcinomas. Comment on 'Biopsy type does not affect the number of stages during Mohs micrographic surgery: a retrospective study'

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Afzal, Usamah M. [1 ]
Ali, Faisal R. [2 ,3 ]
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[1] Leeds Teaching Hosp NHS Trust, Leeds, England
[2] Mid Cheshire NHS Fdn Trust, Leighton, England
[3] St Johns Inst Dermatol, London, England
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10.1093/ced/llad093
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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Where there is clinical equipoise in the type of diagnostic biopsy undertaken, clinicians should account for the environmental and economic impact and opt for shave biopsies, rather than punch biopsies, more frequently.
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