wedge biopsy

wedge bi·op·sy

excision of a cuneiform specimen.

wedge biopsy

Surgical pathology An excisional biopsy in which a lesion identified at the time of a surgical procedure is removed, with a wedge of normal surrounding tissue. See Biopsy, Excisional biopsy, Wedge resection.
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Wedge biopsy was done and sent for histopathological examination.
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The Otago University research also Looked at patients within the Green study period, comparing those initially managed with a small, diagnostic punch or wedge biopsy of the cervix, with patients treated at the outset with procedures including cone biopsy or hysterectomy.
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Two cases of neoplasia of basal cell origin affecting the axillary region in anseriform species
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