Biopsy in a sentence

However, Pap smears are very sensitive and some negative biopsy results may represent undersampling of the lesion in the biopsy, so negative biopsy with positive cytology requires careful follow up.

He had an MRI scan followed by a transperineal biopsy as well as a traditional rectal biopsy.

Quantitative assessment of the degree of agreement indicated that liquid biopsy was as reliable as tissue biopsy.

They start treating her, they decided to do a new procedure of doing a new biopsy, so a biopsy was taken; I privately took it to Belmopan to be tested, and in two weeks, the results came back negative.

A poor tobacco farmer from southern Virginia, she was raising five children when doctors discovered a tumor in her cervix and saved a sample of her cancer cells collected during a biopsy.

A team of radiologists at the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont., have found that a new breast cancer biopsy method may provide more accurate results and comfort for patients.

But, after a biopsy was performed to confirm it was indeed cancerous, Christie said the decision was made that operating would be too dangerous due to the close proximity to Christie's main blood vessels in her neck.

Danny had a biopsy taken just before Christmas and was diagnosed with the condition on January 15, just after he got back from holiday in South Africa.

Every week doctors biopsy the kidney, putting samples under the microscope to spot any hints of rejection.

However, the team, comprising scientists from the Netherlands, U.S., Greenland, Denmark, Canada, and the UK, were able to use skin biopsy samples collected from whales during a collaboration that has been ongoing for more than 30 years.

In the initial step of PCR, the 617 base-pair segment containing the point mutation was amplified using DNA templates isolated from biopsy samples.

Just before her friend's wedding, Danyelle Proano found out she needed a biopsy following an abnormal PAP test.

My GP referred me to the breast clinic immediately where I had an ultrasound and a biopsy was taken.

Of the 19 samples taken from the biopsy, every single one of them came back with cancer.

One of the country’s main children’s hospitals has admitted changing how it carries out a biopsy and the related aftercare of patients after a baby boy suffered a fatal bleeding in his liver following such a procedure.

Shocked by his sudden deterioration, Tam visited his doctor and after a series of tests and scans, a biopsy finally confirmed that he had incurable but treatable prostate cancer.

So, they asked me to come back for a stereotactic breast biopsy, which is a horrible thing to go through.

Speaking further on the diagnosis, the former tennis star said that while the biopsy results indicated cancer but she had to wait four days to find out where it originated in her body.

Stefan Mazy with his mother Gillian, whose biopsy experience inspired him to develop the patch.

The 22-year-old said she was ‘grateful’ that she was informed, as it led her to get a biopsy.