In contrast to FNA biopsy, core-needle biopsy removes a narrow ... with a small margin of grossly normal tissue. The surgeon should orient the specimen, and the pathologist should ink all margins.

When the local anesthetic is injected, the patient feels the needle stick followed by a stinging ... a surgeon with experience in obtaining adequate specimens and proper handling of the tissue. If the ...

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies ... of open lung biopsy specimens can be invaluable in certain settings. First, they assist in assessing whether adequate tissue has been sampled.

The cyst is then cut out and a biopsy specimen taken from the base of the cyst. The fluid from the cyst and the biopsy specimen are sent to the pathologist for analysis. When only a specimen of tissue ...