Thread: Possible reason for incorrect skin biopsy results - Therapth
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Old 02-01-2016, 07:43 AM
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--4mm by 8mm incision is NOT standard for a skin biopsy, which is generally a 3mm diameter, 1mm thick sample.

Given the location, it sounds more like they did the more invasive sural nerve biopsy to me.
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