HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

If your colonoscopist did not give you a date when pathology should be back for your biopsy or he doesn even say there was a biopsy taken did he take1?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Very likely: It is very likely a biopsy was taken. Most labs report out within 48 hours. Just call and ask.

Answered 11/11/2013

4.8k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Can disturbing a mole via shave biopsy or laser cause it to appear dysplastic on pathology if it came back a years or so after removal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I just a atypical Nevis mole removed it was biopsy before and came back no cancer there resend in it to pathology could it still be cancerous?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Got a pathology report back for a gastric biopsy. It said chromogranin and synaptophyisn show linear and micronodular ECL hyperplasia; Ki-67 immunostain is evaluated. What does it being evaluated mean? Should I expect to get a proliferation rate?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Could a fat lobule in breast come back as benign breast tissue on core biopsy pathology?

3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

A member asked:

How long does it usually take to get a pathology report back from a fine needle biopsy or the breast?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

Skin biopsy on hip after doc presumed shingles. (it burns, etc). Pathology says blood vessel formation. What is that? (I had an injury yrs ago there). Is there anything to worry about since it didn't come back with a disease or malignancy?
Is biopsy not a determining factor for klatskin? Pathology says no cancer but doctor says he saw it during operation and it is klatskin.
How common is it for a pathology report to return cin111 when it is actually cin1? I had a cone biopsy and the results came back showing only cin1!
Distal esophagus biopsy pathology says partially oriented squamous mucosa w/ no sig path changes. What does partially oriented squamous mucosa mean?
If an addendum is made to lab report based on most recent pathology results, can I assume that I should follow the updated rec on the addendum in bold? Pre-biopsy result suggested 1 mo. follow-up if benign but w benign result, dr just says 6 mo f/u?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.