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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric physicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: tissue biopsy, needle biopsy
When a sample of tissue is removed from the body in order to analyze it and look for signs of certain diseases, this is known as a biopsy. Biopsies of muscle, nerve and skin can be used to help diagnose a variety of different medical conditions, including nerve damage, muscle damage, cancer and more.
Biopsies of muscle, nerve and skin can be performed in many different ways. In many cases, biopsy samples can be gathered using an endoscope, which is a thin flexible tube that’s guided inside the body. Other biopsy samples can be gathered using a needle.
No special preparation is needed for this procedure.
Reviewed by: Migvis Monduy, MD
This page was last updated on: October 29, 2019 10:36 AM