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surgical biopsy

– also called open surgical biopsy. Removal of tissues using open surgery so that the tissues can be looked at under a microscope to find out if they contain cancer cells. Biopsies may also be done laparoscopically, or with thin needles. See also biopsy, fine needle aspiration biopsy, laparoscope.

Biopsy and surgery: Two-step or one-step procedure?

... For many years, an open surgical biopsy was the standard way ... advances in
breast imaging and needle biopsy techniques, surgery is no ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/examsandtestdescriptions/forwomenfacingabreastbiopsy/breast-biopsy-and-surgery

What happens to biopsy and cytology specimens after they ...

... At this point (usually the day after the biopsy was done ... information about a
tissue sample during surgery to make immediate surgical decisions ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/examsandtestdescriptions/testingbiopsyandcytologyspecimensforcancer/testing-biopsy-and-cytology-specimens-for-cancer-what-happens-to-specimens

Types of biopsy procedures

... Most doctors will first try to figure out the cause of a breast change by doing
a needle biopsy, but in some cases a surgical biopsy may be ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/examsandtestdescriptions/forwomenfacingabreastbiopsy/breast-biopsy-biopsy-types

Surgery to diagnose and stage cancer

... Some biopsies may need to be done during surgery. ... Fine needle aspiration
biopsy. ... need to cut through the skin, so there is no surgical incision (in ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/surgery/surgery-surgery-to-diagnose-and-stage-cancer

Surgery for melanoma skin cancer

... pain from the surgery itself, is a main reason why lymph node dissection is
not done unless it is necessary. Sentinel lymph node biopsy, however, is ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-melanoma/detailedguide/melanoma-skin-cancer-treating-surgery

Biopsy

... area is breast cancer, but in rare cases surgery is needed to take out all or
part of the lump for a biopsy. This is called a surgical biopsy or an open ...

http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/womenshealth/non-cancerousbreastconditions/non-cancerous-breast-conditions-biopsy

Surgery for rhabdomyosarcoma

... (For a description of biopsy types, see ... Before any surgery, several issues must
be addressed. Someone from the surgical team will talk with your ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/rhabdomyosarcoma/detailedguide/rhabdomyosarcoma-treating-surgery

Does surgery cause cancer to spread?

... In some cases a needle biopsy can be safely used, and then if the tumor is
found to be cancer, the whole tumor is removed by surgery. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/surgery/surgery-surgery-and-cancer-spread

Surgery for vulvar cancer

... aspiration (FNA) biopsy or surgical biopsy of that lymph node is done to check
for cancer spread. Complications and side effects of vulvar surgery. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/vulvarcancer/detailedguide/vulvar-cancer-treating-surgery

Surgery for breast cancer in men

... It should be done only by a surgical team known ... are thinking about having
this type of biopsy, ask your ... side effects of lymph node surgery: As with ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancerinmen/detailedguide/breast-cancer-in-men-treating-surgery