This is known as an excisional biopsy. Or they could do an incisional biopsy to remove a small part of a larger tumor. Your doctor may get an idea of whether a growth is cancerous or not simply by ...

Muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that involves making an incision in the skin to obtain a few small pieces of the underlying muscle for detailed histologic, histochemical, or biochemical ...

The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...

The surgeon should be creative in planning the skin incision, as skin can often be preserved between the biopsy site and areola by altering the direction of the incision line to encompass the ...

Next, remove the punch, leaving the biopsy sitting in its circular incision. Carefully grasp the biopsy at the base (which should be the panniculus) and sever all the subcutaneous attachments with ...