Fine-needle aspiration
id:
fine-needle-aspiration-234-11361759
title:
Fine-needle aspiration
text:
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a diagnostic procedure used to investigate lumps or masses. In this technique, a thin, hollow needle is inserted into the mass for sampling of cells that, after being stained, are examined under a microscope (biopsy). The sampling and biopsy considered together are called fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) or fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Fine-needle aspiration biopsies are very safe minor surgical procedures. Often, a major surgical biopsy can be avoi
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Diagnostic medical procedure
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-needle_aspiration
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-12T10:45:29Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q180071","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180071"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Adenoid_cystic_carcinoma_cytology.jpg","width":3336,"height":2460}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15