Lymph Node Biopsy: What Affects The Test


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What Affects the Test


A needle biopsy takes tissue from a small area, so there is a chance that a cancer may be missed.



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Last updated: May 01, 2007
Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Reviewed By: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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