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fine needle aspiration biopsy |
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Fine needle aspiration biopsy A procedure using a thin needle to remove fluid and cells from a lump in the breast. Mentioned in: Breast Biopsy fine needle aspiration biopsy Aspiration biopsy Surgical pathology The removal of minute tissue fragments by a needle and syringe under suction to prepare a smear for cytologic examination or to make a cell block; a biopsy obtained by FNA
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| Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of suspected cholangiocarcinoma. s patent-pending, automated fine needle aspiration biopsy instrument has become their newest project. Diagnosis of orbital masses rarely necessitates enucleation or an open biopsy, and fine needle aspiration biopsy is generally sufficient for patients known to have a primary cancer. |
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