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... biopsy before your doctor can make a diagnosis. During a biopsy, your doctor obtains a small sample of breast tissue from the area in question and sends it ...
Doctors may also refer to lumpectomy as an excisional biopsy or quadrantectomy. Lumpectomy is a treatment option for early-stage breast cancer. Sometimes ...
A doctor called a radiologist usually performs a core needle biopsy. An ultrasound device helps the doctor guide the needle to the right spot. A special, hollow ...
Tumor tissue collected from biopsy before surgery may help to check if chemotherapy destroyed the breast cancer cells and may be compared to the tumor ...
Prostate biopsy is often done using a thin needle that's inserted into the prostate to collect tissue. The tissue sample is analyzed in a lab to determine ...
About this study. This is a Phase 0 clinical trial to evaluate a twinkling biopsy marker (Patent Application Title: Non-Metallic Ultrasound-Detectable ...
Each year, more than one million women have biopsies that show noncancerous changes in the breast, known as benign breast disease (BBD).
Answer From Tatnai Burnett, M.D.. On occasion you may see a report from a Pap test or tissue biopsy stating "atypical cells present." This might cause you to ...
... biopsy. Sometimes a biopsy is the only way to determine whether a tumor is cancerous. Nerve biopsy. A biopsy of the nerve may be needed in people who have ...
Sometimes cancer cells are found in the blood, particularly with Sezary syndrome. Skin biopsies. A procedure to cut away a small sample of skin (skin biopsy) is ...
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