Cancer Biopsy
A Biopsy is the removal of a small amount of tissue or sample of cell from the body for examination under a microscope by a pathologist and can also be analyzed chemically. Other test like imaging are helpful in detecting area of abnormality, they can’t differentiate between Cancer cell and normal cell, only Biopsy perform definitive diagnosis of Cancer. The procedure of removing entire organ is called as excisional Biopsy and procedure of removing portion of abnormal tissue without attempting to remove the entire lesion or tissue is called as incisional Biopsy or core Biopsy. In some Biopsies, tumor samples are removed though a thin needle or through an endoscope. When the Cancer is diagnosed, a variety of Biopsy technique can be applied.
- Histochemical stains
- Immunohistochemical stains
- Electron microscopy
- Flow cytometry
- Image cytometry