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Breslow's depth

Breslow's depth

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Sep 25, 2026

The Spot Check

The Spot Check

Mastering the Skin Biopsy: Dermpath Insights, CTCL & Tricky Diagnoses with Dr John Griffin

Sep 25 · 1 Mention

Jamie RestivoHOST
23:06
Mm-hmm.
John GriffinGUEST
23:07
Get that Breslow depth, not-
Jamie RestivoHOST
23:08
Right
John GriffinGUEST
23:08
... transect it.

Unknown podcast

ABSITE/Boards Review 12. Plastics, Skin, & Soft Tissues

Sep 13 · 6 Mentions

speaker_0UNKNOWN
33:16
What is the ultimate prognostic indicator for melanoma?
speaker_1UNKNOWN
33:19
It is the Breslow depth.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
33:21
This is the absolute thickness of the tumor measured in millimeters by the pathologist under the microscope.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
33:26
They measure from the granular layer of the epidermis straight down to the deepest point of malignant cellular invasion.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
33:31
That single measurement in millimeters dictates the patient's statistical survival, the risk of metastasis, and every surgical margin we will take.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
33:39
I always picture the Breslow depth like the roots of a tree growing over a concrete foundation.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
33:44
It doesn't really matter how wide the canopy of the tree spreads on the surface.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
33:48
What matters is how deeply those roots have penetrated into the foundation, because once they break through into the deeper vascular layers, the cancer has access to the whole house.

Unknown podcast

ABSITE/Boards Review 13. Head & Neck

Sep 13 · 1 Mention

speaker_0UNKNOWN
60:11
You must rule out a primary tumor hiding deep in the retina.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
60:15
If you do find a primary cutaneous melanoma on the head or neck, the surgical approach relies on standard strictly defined resection margins based on the Breslow thickness of the lesion exactly as it does anywhere else on the body.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
60:27
But the management of the regional lymph nodes in the head and neck is highly specific and anatomically driven.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
60:32
If the melanoma is located on the scalp, the face, or the ear, the surgical plan involves a wide local excision of the primary lesion plus a superficial parotidectomy.

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