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Although understanding melanoma metabolism requires spatially resolved molecular information, conventional excisional sampling offers limited access to spatial gradients within tumors. Here, we introduce a handheld electroporation\u2010based biopsy (e\u2010biopsy) device, a newly engineered tool that delivers controlled pulsed electric fields to transiently permeabilize cells and extract intracellular molecules directly from tissue. This minimally invasive, probe\u2010based approach enables rapid, localized molecular harvesting without surgical excision, offering a fundamentally new route for in situ tumor profiling. Using this handheld system, we obtained paired molecular samples from tumor centers and margins in 44 locations across 21 melanoma patients, including superficial spreading melanoma and malignant melanoma in situ. Mass\u2010spectrometry analysis of e\u2010biopsy extracts identified 85 lipid species and revealed reproducible spatial metabolic patterns. 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