Whether it’s a punch biopsy, excisional biopsy, or shave biopsy, the healing process generally involves your body forming new ...

If the evaluation is nondiagnostic, either aspiration should be reattempted or core-needle or excisional biopsy should be performed. If the FNA biopsy results are negative, core-needle or ...

The first is a punch biopsy performed with a circular blade pressed into the skin around the suspicious mole. Another technique is called an excisional biopsy, which uses a scalpel to remove the ...

Figure 2: A punch biopsy tool placed vertically over the skin lesion of a dog. The excisional or wedge biopsy is a complete surgical excision of a lesion. A classic elliptical shaped incision is ...

What is lymph node removal during a lumpectomy? During a lumpectomy, most people with invasive breast cancer have a sentinel lymph node biopsy. This is a procedure that removes 1 or more lymph nodes ...

Toronto Public Health warns 2,500 women about potential exposure to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C due to improper ...