Biopsy of Breast Cancer

If a woman or a doctor suspects a lump, or a picture that showed a suspicious area, then the woman should do a biopsy. This procedure took tissue samples to be examined under a microscope to see if there is a display of cancer or not, or rather whether the lump is benign or malignant.

There are several types of breast biopsy. How to biopsy can be done with a needle (needle), where doctors took a bit of breast tissue by inserting a needle through the skin into the breast. With surgical biopsy techniques, tools scalpel (scalpel) is used to lift the breast tissue is greater. Each type of biopsy has advantages and disadvantages of each. Types of biopsy procedures performed on women depending on the condition and health.

In most cases, using a needle biopsy to be preferred compared with surgical biopsy, which was the first step to diagnose breast cancer. Needle biopsy is able to provide faster diagnosis and only a little discomfort.

Several types of needle biopsy is used to diagnose breast cancer. The most widely used is a core needle biopsy, in which a small cylinder size of the breast tissue removed. Another type of biopsy is fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA). FNA using the smallest size needle is used to remove the core network to be evaluated under a microscope. FNA is also used to remove fluid from a suspicious cyst. Some types of breast cancer biopsy techniques can be seen in the image below:

A doctor can do a core needle or FNA biopsy in the workplace without having to use x-ray as a tool in guiding biopsy, only if the lump can be felt.

If the lump can not be felt easily, then ultrasound or mammogram can be used to guide the needle for biopsy.

Biopsy techniques with the help of mammogram is called stereotactic needle biopsy. In this procedure, the computer will show the picture of mammograms that will help doctors guide a needle to take the network to a more appropriate area. Likewise with biopsy technique with the help of ultrasound.

The choice between a mammogram and ultrasound biopsy technique depends on the type and location of suspected in accordance with the experience and preference of the physician.

Some patients require surgical biopsy (excision). General surgery to remove the entire lump or suspicious area and includes areas that appear on the normal surrounding breast tissue, called the margin.

If the tumor can not be felt, then the mammogram or ultrasound is used to guide the surgeon. After numbing the area to be biopsied under local anesthesia, picture x-ray or ultrasound is used in guiding the needle into the abnormal area of the breast. A thin wire is inserted through the center of the needle, and the needle is removed, and the wire will lead surgeon on the right areas.

Most breast biopsies cause discomfort. Only with a local anesthetic is needed to bipsi with needle. For surgical biopsies, most experts using local anesthesia and intravenous medications to make patients feel a little sleepy. General anesthesia / general not necessary for most cases of breast biopsy.