title: Under the microscope: doctors, lawyers, and melanocytic neoplasms.
abstract: Misdiagnosed melanoma remains one of the most common causes of lawsuits in histopathology. Reasons for this are discussed in conjunction with relevant literature, common errors in diagnosis, and strategies to avoid them.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Dermatopathology Laboratory, New Haven, CT 06520-8059, USA. earl.glusac@yale.edu
authors.forename: Earl J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Glusac
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D033241:Lawyers; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*