Needle biopsy ?!
Question: Needle biopsy .?
I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR A NEEDLE BIOPSY THEY REMOVE A SAMPLE , IF I COMES BACK BENIGN IS IT SAFE TO LEAVE THE REST OF THE LUMP IN YOUR BREAST.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
yes.
that is the reason for doing a needle procedure - if benign, is saves you the trouble of having a larger incision for total removal of the mass.
there is also the possibility that the needle biopsy could be non-diagnostic - that it did not retrieve sufficient tissue for diagnosis. If that happens, you could try another needle procedure, or move up to a surgical biopsy. But cross that bridge when you come to it.
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that is the reason for doing a needle procedure - if benign, is saves you the trouble of having a larger incision for total removal of the mass.
there is also the possibility that the needle biopsy could be non-diagnostic - that it did not retrieve sufficient tissue for diagnosis. If that happens, you could try another needle procedure, or move up to a surgical biopsy. But cross that bridge when you come to it.
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