Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 257-261 , February 2010

How informative are dermatopathology requisition forms completed by dermatologists? A review of the clinical information provided for 100 consecutive melanocytic lesions

  • Jeanette M. Waller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Daniel C. Zedek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Daniel C. Zedek, MD, University of California, San Francisco Dermatopathology Service, 1701 Divisadero St Rm 350, San Francisco, CA 94115.

,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

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PII: S0190-9622(09)00781-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.049

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 257-261 , February 2010

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