Bullous Disorders & Malignant Cutaneous Tumors, Introduction

BULLOUS DISORDERS & MALIGNANT CUTANEOUS TUMORS

Bullous Disorders & Malignant Cutaneous Tumors, Introduction

Mar
2004
Vol. 23. No. 1
Michael Brandon Morgan, MD

DESPITE THE STUNNING ACHIEVEMENTS and the promise afforded by all things concerning our genes and their transcribed proteins, such time-honored technologies as histology and the principle of clinico-pathologic correlation endure today in the practice of dermatology as it did nearly 100 years ago. Shapes, colors, and the pattern evoked by pathologic change in histologic sections of tissue captivate not only our visual sense, they prevail as both the fundamental method of diagnostic discernment and the forerunner of pathogenic assignment. The practice and practicality of dermatopathology as forged by the likes of Helwig, Lever, and Ackerman will continue to thrive into the foreseeable future.

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