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Also known as: 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 tissue biopsy. It’s a common part of the diagnosis of skin lesions and conditions that involve the gastrointestinal tract, but it can also be used to diagnose other medical conditions including cancer.
Tissue biopsies can be performed in different ways. In some cases, biopsy samples can be gathered using an endoscope, which is a thin flexible tube that’s guided inside the body such as the gastrointestinal tract or respiratory tract. Biopsies of skin lesion may be obtained by excision of a portion of skin. Other biopsy samples can be gathered using a special needle that is inserted through the skin to the location of the biopsy site. In some circumstances a surgical procedure may be required to obtain a biopsy.
Reviewed by: Steven J. Melnick, PhD, MD
This page was last updated on: January 20, 2022 04:43 PM
Interventional radiology (IR) is when doctors use pictures or images known as “image-guided procedures” to help guide to the body part on the inside that needs to be treated or tested.
An electron microscope is a powerful, much higher magnification type of microscope that uses electrons to create an image of a variety of cells, biopsy material, tissues (like kidney tissue) or other biological specimens.