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Number of skin biopsies needed per malignancy: Comparing the use of skin biopsies among dermatologists and nondermatologist clinicians

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Nov 08, 2019

Privalle A, et al. – Researchers analyzed pathology reports, requisition forms, and clinical notes of skin biopsies to compare biopsy use among dermatologist physicians, dermatology advanced practice professionals (APPs), primary care physicians (PCPs), and other nondermatology clinicians. The number needed to biopsy (NNB) by clinician type was 2.82, 4.69, 4.55, and 6.55 for dermatology physicians, APPs, nondermatology PCPs, and for other nondermatology clinicians, respectively. Between clinician groups for nonmelanoma skin cancer, the NNB was significant, but not for melanoma. Therefore, of all clinician groups, dermatology physicians had the lowest NNB. Moreover, PCPs performed similarly to dermatology APPs.

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