Photograph courtesy National Cancer Institute. All
rights reserved. Available online:
http://visualsonline.cancer.gov
In a fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the breast, your doctor inserts a thin needle into a lump and removes a sample of
cells or fluid. The sample is examined under a microscope.
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By
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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C. Dale Mercer, MD, FRCSC, FACS - General Surgery |
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Last Revised
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March 29, 2011 |