Sentences with phrase «only by biopsy»

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«Liquid biopsies are far less invasive than traditional biopsies, a development that not only benefits our patients through a simplified diagnostic procedure but also by significantly enhanced analysis of samples taken,» said Dr. Stanley Hamilton, professor of Pathology and division head of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MD Anderson, in a statement.

Family history and blood tests can indicate the possibility of coeliac disease, but diagnosis can only be confirmed by taking a biopsy of the small bowel and checking for damage.

Currently, the only definitive way to distinguish rejection from other causes of kidney injury is by performing a biopsy, in which doctors remove a small piece of kidney tissue to look for rejection - associated damage.

Consequently, until we have better ways of defining those patients who have been cured by SLN biopsy alone (or the long - term results of current prospective trials indicate otherwise), nodal observation should be chosen by SLN - positive patients only after very careful consideration, and not routinely recommended by surgeons or oncologists as a proven alternative to avoiding CLND.

[6] In the MSLT - 1 trial, patients with isolated nodal recurrence had more total lymph nodes involved by melanoma than patients randomized to SLN biopsy who had a positive biopsy (all of whom were to have CLND; an average of 3.2 lymph nodes involved with metastatic melanoma vs only 1.4 positive nodes, respectively; P <.0001), [2] and were more likely to meet established criteria for adjuvant radiation, [7] which further increases the risk of postoperative lymphedema.

Poorly researched articles written by writers who clearly have no medical, nutritional or clinical background, quoting experts out of context are saying that gluten - free diets only help those with Celiac disease and that the only people who should be on a gluten - free diet are those who have had a biopsy positive for Celiac.

Finally, it must be acknowledged that our data are potentially limited by providing only a single «snapshot» during recovery and the possibility exists that our muscle biopsy time - points failed to coincide with peak phosphorylation responses of signal transduction.

Currently the only diagnostic test available for SA is a skin biopsy evaluated by a dermatopathologist, and Standard Poodles used for breeding should have a yearly biopsy.

Dr. Norsworthy found that the only way to definitively distinguish between inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal cancer was by obtaining full thickness biopsies surgically.

The only way to definitively diagnose lymphoma is by biopsying affected tissues.

As with all cancers, a definitive diagnosis can only be made by biopsy.

The final diagnosis can only be defined by using a liver biopsy.

Unfortunately, a definitive diagnosis can only be made by performing a spinal cord biopsy after death.

Unfortunately a definitive diagnosis can only be ascertained after death by looking at biopsy samples from the spinal cord.

The only way to diagnose the type of mammary mass is by taking a biopsy and sending it to the lab for analysis.

A specific cellular categorization of a dog's colitis / IBD is only possible by way of a biopsy evaluated by a veterinary pathologist.

A specific tumor type can be suspected from its appearance on a CT or MRI, but can only be definitively identified by taking a sample of the tumor, either at surgery or by biopsy.