Fine needle aspiration - to obtain fluid or cells.
True cut - to obtain tissue.
• Procedure is performed in the office.
• No special preparation is required.
• The procedure is performed in five to ten minutes.
• A complete medical history, including medications, is obtained.
• The area to be biopsied is prepped with an iodine solution. Local anesthesia is used if needed. A small needle is inserted to obtain fluid or tissue. The specimen is sent to the lab.
• Normal activity may be resumed.
• Results will be available within 24 hours.
• Minimal discomfort during needle insertion.
• There is a minimal risk of bleeding or infection.
Performed for palpable lumps, needle biopsies that are inconclusive, or abnormal mammograms if clinically indicated.
• Procedure is performed in the on-site outpatient operating room, however sometimes must be done in a hospital operating room as a short stay procedure if conscious sedation is required.
• No special preparation is required unless the procedure is performed in the hospital. Those having an open excisional biopsy in the hospital will receive special instructions prior to the procedure.
• The procedure is performed in approximately half an hour.
• A complete medical history, including medications, is obtained.
• The area to be biopsied is prepped with an iodine solution. Sterile drapes will cover the surrounding area. Local anesthesia is used. A small incision is made, a specimen is obtained and sent to the lab. The incision is sutured.
• Ice packs are applied to the area for one to two hours after procedure to reduce swelling. Normal activity may be resumed. Avoid bumping incision.
• Results will be available within 24 hours.
• Pain is minimal and is usually relieved by Tylenol.
• Sutures are removed in the doctor's office seven to ten days after the procedure.
• There is a minimal risk of bleeding or infection.
Evaluates lumps that have been palpated or identified on mammography.
• Procedure is performed in the office.
• An ultrasound operates like a sonar used by whales and submarines to locate objects under water. In ultrasound, harmless sound waves, generated from a small device (transducer) held onto your breast, are bounced back onto a screen, where they are recorded. The images on the screen are used to diagnose abnormalities in the breast tissue.
• A probe (transducer) will be lubricated with gel and the technician will hold it in various places across your breast. After obtaining the necessary information, the technician will remove the transducer.
• No special preparation is required.
• The procedure is performed in approximately half an hour.
• Results will be available within 24 hours.
• There is no pain or risk.