needle biopsy

noun

1. the removal of a small amount of tissue or cellular material with a long hollow surgical needle, performed for diagnostic purposes.

Example Sentences

They decided it was too risky to give her a needle biopsy.

From BBC

After a repeat blood test, a PET scan and a needle biopsy, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

From Seattle Times

“Moms would go through a fine needle biopsy procedure during their pregnancy,” Strickland explains.

From The Guardian

The mammogram was benign and I had a needle biopsy that was also benign,” Newton-John said.

From Fox News

“Traditionally, a CT-guided needle biopsy was used to diagnose these nodules, but it can have a complication rate as high as 15 to 20% where people get collapsed lungs or bleeding,” Pastis says.

From Washington Times