Biopsy

 Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical procedure that involves taking a small sample of body tissues so it can be examined under the microscope.

Biopsies are most often done to look for cancer. However, biopsies can help identify many other conditions.

TYPES OF BIOPSIES

1. needle biopsy - Most of the biopsies are needle biopsy. needle is used to access the tissue.

2. CT-guided biopsy - a person rests in the CT scanner, the scanner's image helps doctors determine the exact position of the needle in the targeted tissue.

3. Ultrasound-guided biopsy- it helps a doctor direct the needle into the lesion.

4. Bone biopsy- is used to look for cancer of the bones. this may performed by an orthopedic surgeon.

5. Bone marrow biopsy - a large needle is used to enter the pelvis bone to collect bone marrow. this detects blood diseases such as leukemia or lymphoma.

6. Liver biopsy - a needle is injected into the liver through the skin on the belly capturing the liver tissue.

7. Kidney biopsy- similar to liver biopsy. a needle is injected through the skin on the back into the kidney.

8. aspiration biopsy- a needle withdraws material out of a mass. this procedure is also called fine needle aspiration.

9. Prostate biopsy -multiple needle biopsies are taken at one time from the prostate gland. to reach the prostate a probe is inserted into the rectum.

10. Skin biopsy - A punch biopsy is the main biopsy method.it uses a circular blade to get a cylindrical sample of skin tissue.

11. Surgical biopsy - either open or laparoscopic surgery may be necessary to obtain a biopsy of hard-to-reach tissue. either a piece of tissue or a whole lump of tissue may be removed.