This occurs in approximately 60% of cases, and on repeat testing, 20-40% have an abnormal biopsy result.

The team says an accurate diagnosis may mean those with tumours will not have to endure radiotherapy or wait for biopsy results.

He admitted it was likely to be cancerous but without the biopsy results it wasn't definitive.

Samples of tissue with at least five years of follow-up data will be used to train an algorithm to consider the correlation between biopsy results and survival rates.

A week later, biopsy results confirmed his tumour was cancerous and the size of a piece of fruit.

Skin biopsy shows a papillary and mid-dermal mixed infiltrate of polymorphonuclear leukocytes with nuclear fragmentation and histiocytic cells.

A skin biopsy shows a characteristic damaged layer in the upper spinous level of the skin.

Biopsy shows multinucleate giant cells and thus the name.

In the mycotic stage, infiltrative plaques appear and biopsy shows a polymorphous inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis that contains small numbers of frankly atypical lymphoid cells.

The trajectory was the same as that sometimes used by surgeons to perform a biopsy, because it causes minimal damage.

A thyroidotomy can be performed to get access for a median laryngotomy, or to perform a biopsy.

He had surgery to remove the tumor and to perform a biopsy on the mass.

During the procedure, the gastroenterologist can also perform a biopsy, taking small samples of tissue for laboratory analysis, which may help confirm a diagnosis.

She performed a biopsy on herself assisted by untrained staff who practised with needles on a raw chicken.

If the procedure produces a rash, then the patient will undergo a biopsy.

A suspicious lesion needs to undergo a biopsy that generally can be performed in an office setting under local anesthesia.

The six-year-old underwent a biopsy, during which a large needle was inserted in her kidney.