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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Biopsy should be performed in patients with scrotal skin lesions to rule out skin cancer.

Biopsy

• Biopsy should be performed in patients with scrotal skin lesions to rule out skin cancer.
• Skin lesions of the scrotum that are erosive, vascular, hyperkeratotic, nonhealing, change color, or have irregular borders may mimic cancer and needs to be ruled out by skin biopsy.