Biopsia con aguja del seno
La biopsia con aguja se lleva a cabo bajo anestesia local. Consiste en aspiraciones simples con la ayuda de una aguja pequeña y angosta para extraer líquido de protuberancias que aparentan ser quistes. En la biopsia con aguja fina se emplea una aguja más grande para pasarla varias veces a través de la protuberancia y así extraer líquido y tejido, los cuales se evalúan a continuación para determinar si contienen células cancerosas.
Revision
Last reviewed 12/15/2011 by Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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