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What is a needle biopsy?
There are different types of needle biopsies:

Fine needle aspiration — A thin, hollow needle is used to remove a few cells from the breast lump. It can be done in an outpatient setting and only takes a few minutes.

Core needle biopsy — A thicker, hollow needle removes a larger amount of tissue. As with fine needle biopsy, when a core needle biopsy is done for an abnormal area found by mammogram, ultrasound imaging or stereotactic mammography is needed to accurately guide the needle to the suspicious area. The skin is nicked with a scalpel so the needle can enter. This type of needle biopsy is done in an outpatient setting.

Vacuum assisted biopsy — A thicker, hollow needle removes cores of tissue by means of a single insertion of a vacuum assisted probe. Vacuum assisted breast biopsy is done under a local anesthetic in an outpatient setting. This type of needle biopsy may be done with the guidance of stereotactic mammography or ultrasound imaging.

This post is for the Blogathon 2006! I am blogging for The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information about what I am doing, please click here!