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- A bone biopsy is performed by making a small incision into the skin. A biopsy needle retrieves a sample of bone and it ... examination. The most common reasons for bone lesion biopsy are to distinguish between benign and malignant bone ...
- A muscle biopsy involves removal of a plug of tissue usually by a needle to be later used for examination. Sometimes ... there is a patchy condition expected an open biopsy may be used. Open biopsy involves a small ...
- Rectal biopsy can be used to determine the cause of blood, mucus, or pus in the stool. Rectal biopsy can also confirm findings of another test or ...
- Mucosal skin biopsy is the removal of a small piece of skin or mucous membrane. The sample can be retrieved in several ways: a shave biopsy (scraping or shaving a thin layer), a punch ...
- A liver biopsy is not a routine procedure, but is performed when it is necessary to determine the presence of liver ... several hours afterwards to prevent bleeding from the biopsy site.
- A needle biopsy is performed under local anesthesia. Simple aspirations are performed with a small gauge needle to attempt to draw ...
- Sentinel node biopsy is a technique which helps determine if a cancer has spread (metastasized), or is contained locally. When a ... is closest to the cancer site. Sentinel node biopsy is used to stage many kinds of cancer, ...
- A core needle biopsy of the breast is a procedure to remove samples of tissue from a lump or suspicious area of the ... and evaluate it for breast cancer. Core needle biopsy uses a long, hollow needle to take several ...
- ... on top of the kidneys. During an adrenal biopsy, a small sample of tissue is removed and sent to the pathologist for testing. The biopsy can be performed using CT guidance when a ...
- In a pleural biopsy, a small piece of pleural tissue in the chest is removed with a needle. The biopsy may distinguish between a cancerous and noncancerous disease. ...