Letter/Communication
Punch Biopsy Technique for the Ophthalmologist
Archives of ophthalmology (1960), Vol.108(6), pp.778-779
06/01/1990
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070080020009
PMID: 2350271
Abstract
TO THE EDITOR. —The ophthalmologist is often confronted with a patient having a periocular or facial skin lesion that is suspected of being malignant. The proper management of these lesions requires a biopsy and histopathologic examination. An incisional biopsy can be easily accomplished with a punch biopsy technique that is widely used by our dermatology colleagues. The ease of obtaining a good specimen, the uniform nature of the tissue obtained, and the simplicity of wound closure lends itself to use in the ophthalmologist's office.Disposable punches come in various sizes, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm in diameter (Fig 1). The 3-mm or 4-mm punch is best suited for periocular or facial lesions. The punch biopsy is performed after intradermal or subcutaneous injection of local anesthesia and proper skin preparation with povidone-iodine (Betadine) solution. The punch is placed perpendicular to the lesion and gentle vertical pressure combined with a
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Punch Biopsy Technique for the Ophthalmologist
- Creators
- Richard C WarrenJeffrey A NeradKeith D Carter
- Resource Type
- Letter/Communication
- Publication Details
- Archives of ophthalmology (1960), Vol.108(6), pp.778-779
- DOI
- 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070080020009
- PMID
- 2350271
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Ophthalmol
- ISSN
- 0003-9950
- eISSN
- 1538-3601
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/1990
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980032402771
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