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needle biopsy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005713

The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope. When a wide needle is used, the procedure is called a core biopsy. When a thin needle is used, the procedure is called a fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005713
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005713",
  "term": "needle biopsy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope. When a wide needle is used, the procedure is called a core biopsy. When a thin needle is used, the procedure is called a fine-needle aspiration biopsy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/needle-biopsy/"
}

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