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Breast biopsy marker

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001225

A tiny, metal object that is placed into the breast during a biopsy to mark the area where the biopsy was done. The clip or marker is left inside the breast so it can be seen on a mammogram or other imaging test performed in the future. The clip does not cause any pain or harm the body. Also called breast biopsy clip.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001225
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbreast biopsy clip
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001225",
  "term": "Breast biopsy marker",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A tiny, metal object that is placed into the breast during a biopsy to mark the area where the biopsy was done. The clip or marker is left inside the breast so it can be seen on a mammogram or other imaging test performed in the future. The clip does not cause any pain or harm the body. Also called breast biopsy clip.",
  "synonyms": [
    "breast biopsy clip"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/breast-biopsy-marker/"
}

Record 3,824 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.