title: Dermatologic surgery cannot be practiced rationally without profound knowledge of cutaneous embryology, histology, and pathology.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Dermatopathology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ackerman
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education; D004501:Education, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology