the surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination and/or culture
Removal of a sample of tissue or cells from the body to assist in diagnosis of a disease
Surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination, to determine if cancer cells are present
Examination of a sample of tissue that has been removed from an area of the body where cancer is suspected
Excision, for examination, of a small amount of tissue from a living body to determine the presence of disease Also, the tissue excised is called a biopsy
A biopsy is the process of removing a small section of tissue from a potentially diseased organ or tissue in a living organism The biopsy sample can undergo more detailed diagnostic examinations like microscopic analysis
A test involving the removal of a small piece of an organ or other body tissue and its examination under a microscope
a procedure performed to remove tissue or cells from the body for examination under a microscope
The removal of a small piece or sample of tissue or organ for pathologic examination Biopsies containing both healthy and diseased tissue in the same sample are often helpful in establishing a diagnosis
The surgical removal of tissue from the living body for microscopic examination to aid in diagnosis of a disease or condition
The surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination to determine if cancer cells are present Biopsy is a very important procedure to determine the type of cells of which the tumor is made Different cancer treatments may be used depending on the tumor cell type