fine-needle aspiration biopsy

medicine

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cancer diagnosis

  • precancerous growth in a human colon
    In cancer: Biopsy

    fine-needle aspiration biopsy, yields cells rather than a tissue sample, so the pathologist is able to assess only cellular features and not the architectural characteristics of the tissue suspected of harbouring a tumour. Nevertheless, fine-needle aspiration has many positive qualities. It is relatively painless and…

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diagnosis of tissue

  • stereotatic biopsy
    In biopsy

    The latter technique, called fine-needle aspiration biopsy, is accomplished by inserting the needle into the area of interest and applying suction to draw the tissue into the needle. A needle biopsy is often used to obtain specimens from breast masses. For example, a three-dimensional surgical technique known as stereotaxic…

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