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Nerve biopsy. If you have a condition such as progressive peripheral neuropathy or enlarged nerves that mimic nerve tumors, your doctor may take a nerve biopsy.
... biopsy and bone marrow aspiration are used to collect bone marrow samples for testing. Bone marrow has a solid and a liquid part. In a bone marrow biopsy, a ...
A biopsy can be performed as part of an operation to remove a brain tumor, or it can be performed using a needle. The biopsy sample is then viewed under a ...
Find out what to expect during this skin cancer surgery that involves removing thin layers of skin until only cancer-free tissue remains.
Biopsy. Your doctor might also do a lip biopsy to detect the presence of clusters of inflammatory cells, which can indicate Sjogren's syndrome. For this test ...
Skin biopsy and fibroblast cell culture. A small sample of skin may be taken to check for increased levels of VLCFA in some cases. Care at Mayo Clinic. Our ...
And they took a biopsy, and the biopsy revealed that it was cancerous." Because of the cancer's small size, location and the density of her breast tissue ...
MRI-guided biopsy; MRI-guided breast biopsy; MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation; MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy; Myelogram; Nephrostomy tube ...
A brain biopsy or an exam of brain tissue after death, known as an autopsy, is the gold standard to confirm the presence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, ...
A bone marrow biopsy is often done at the same time. This second procedure removes a small piece of bone tissue and the enclosed marrow. Doctors may find ...
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