Treatment options for localized prostate cancer are many and varied, ranging from immediate radical surgery through to observation alone. Radical prostatectomy has been shown to have an overall ...
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy is performed using a small needle to obtain samples of tissue and fluid from solid or cystic breast lesions. FNA is indicated for patients with a mammographic ...
Role of image-guided core-needle biopsy in the management of patients with lymphoma. In an initial evaluation of 1,500 computed tomography (CT)-guided core-needle biopsies performed at our institute ...
Different methods of DNA collection and needle sizes led to varied next-generation sequencing success rates among patients with lung cancer in a recent study. In patients with non–small-cell lung ...
For biopsy of indeterminate lung nodules, navigational bronchoscopy was on par with transthoracic needle biopsy and led to fewer complications, the VERITAS trial showed. Procedural complications ...
D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. FNA biopsy permits the sampling of cells from breast ...
Liver biopsies often use needles to remove a small amount of tissue from the liver for examination. A doctor can use the biopsy to diagnose and assess conditions that affect the liver. A liver biopsy ...