Sentences with phrase «fine needle biopsy»

The first diagnostic application of the panel may be for analyses of fine needle biopsies routinely used for diagnosing pancreatic cancer and for determining the malignant potential of mostly benign pancreatic cysts that can sometimes be precursors of pancreatic cancer.

After seeing my physician, having an ultrasound, and a fine needle biopsy this past week, I have been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer.

Two years ago I was diagnosed with thyroid nodules (3), two very small, one just large enough to require a fine needle biopsy, which came back negative for cancer cells.

For a better diagnosis, your veterinarian might do a fine needle biopsy to safely as possible take a sample of liver tissue for testing.

Other tests the veterinarian will likely perform are radiographs (x-rays) of the chest and abdomen, echocardiogram (EKG), endoscopy, nasal and throat swab culture, and a fine needle biopsy of the fluid in the lungs and chest cavity if necessary.