TY - JOUR
AU - Withrow, S.J.
AB - • SOFT TISSUE SURGERY & ONCOLOGY S.J. Withrow1 INTRODUCTION BIOPSY METHODS One of the most important steps in the management of the The more commonly used methods of tissue procurement are cancer patient is the procurement and interpretation of an ac­ needle punch biopsy, incisional biopsy and excisional curate biopsy specimen. Not only will the biopsy afford a biopsy. diagnosis but it will help predict biologic behavior which aids in determining the type and extent of treatment which Needle Punch Biopsy should be afforded. This method utilizes various types of needle core instru­ The common goal with any biopsy technique is to procure ments (Franklin modified Vim-SilvermanRa or Tru-CutRb, enough neoplastic tissue to establish an accurate diagnosis. etcetera) to obtain tissue (1,2). These instruments procure a Which procedure to use will often be determined by your piece of tissue that is about the size of the lead in a lead pen­ goals for the case, site of the mass, equipment available, gen­ cil and 1 to 1.5 em long. In spite of this small sample size, the eral status of the patient and personal preference and expe­ structural relationship of the tissue and tumor cells can usu­ rience. An 
TI - Biopsy Principles
JF - Veterinary Quarterly
DO - 10.1080/01652176.1998.10807385
DA - 1998-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/biopsy-principles-wRmWbH9YHf
SP - S14
EP - S15
VL - 20
IS - sup1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -