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Breast procedure
Breast biopsy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fine-needle aspiration | needle draw of the tumor cell and evacuation of fluid from benign cysts |
| Core biopsy | insertion of a Tru-cut or Vim-Silverman biopsy needle to remove core speciment |
| Stereotactic breast biopsy | a computer-guided used to lacate breast lesion and the biopsy obtained with a vacuum |
| Incisional biopsy | Removal of a portion of the mass incised |
| Excisional biopsy | Removal of the entire mass |
| sentinel node biopsy | Removal of lymph node tissue to look for cancer. |
| J-wire or needle localization | process preformed to mark the area in the breast before surgery for removal of the mass |
| Fiberoptic ductoscopy |