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Tissue sampling

• Bleeding
• Infection

Please see the following list of tests or procedures to obtain more information on why each one is performed, how it is performed, the risks, and normal and abnormal results:

• Abdominal wall fat pad biopsy
• Adrenal biopsy
• Biopsy of the biliary tract
• Bladder biopsy
• Bone lesion biopsy
• Bone marrow biopsy
• Breast biopsy
• Bronchoscopy with transtracheal biopsy
• Carpal tunnel biopsy
• Cervical biopsy
• Chorionic villus biopsy
• Cold cone biopsy
• Colposcopy-directed biopsy
• Endometrial biopsy
• Gum biopsy
• Liver biopsy
• Lung needle biopsy
• Lymph node biopsy
• Mediastinoscopy with biopsy
• Muscle biopsy
• Myocardial biopsy
• Nasal mucosal biopsy
• Nerve biopsy
• Open lung biopsy
• Open pleural biopsy
• Oropharynx lesion biopsy
• Parathyroid biopsy
• Pleural needle biopsy
• Polyps biopsy
• Rectal biopsy
• Renal biopsy
• Salivary gland biopsy
• Skin lesion biopsy
• Skinny-needle biopsy
• Small bowel biopsy
• Synovial biopsy
• Testicular biopsy
• Tongue biopsy
• Upper airway biopsy
• Ureteral retrograde brush biopsy cytology

Review Date: 10/16/2006
Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.