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Neck biopsy
The neck contains many structures, so a "neck" biopsy is vague. However, you can sample the tissues or organs in the neck by many techniques: shave biopsy (skin), fine needle aspiration (small needle stuck into the area of interest), core needle biopsy (larger needle to get tissue for evaluation), open biopsy (incision in the skin and more tissue removed), and an excisional biopsy (all tissue).
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the indication of a neck biopsy?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is the malignancy rate of a neck biopsy?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the mortality rate of having a neck biopsy?
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A 42-year old asked:
Have you done a neck biopsy to rule out lymphoma? How hare is it?
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A 44-year old asked:
For a neck biopsy (to rule out lymphoma) how many nodes do they take out?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Does a e.n.t dr with 12 yrs experience and an e.n.t with 36 yrs experience really makes a difference in performing my dad's excisional neck biopsy?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What are your thoughts of using colloidal silver before having an excisional neck biopsy?Can it be used before or after surgery?
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A 18-year old female asked:
How does a doctor find lymph node in neck to biopsy? Do they go by feel? Do they use special techniques? I have a large one thats easy to find.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Nodule 2cm found on neck. One biopsy said atypia cells and I was told I had cancer. Went to endo she said its benign with 2nd biopsy on thyroid. Now ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
What LOCAL anesthetic agent/medicine is safest for Long QT heart patient? Neck (thyroid) biopsy coming up, local anesth. will need to be used.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Are there many dangers of having a lymph node from my neck removed for biopsy?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is it normal to have little pain in the neck where the biopsy was done from time to time? Its been 2 years since my remission...My wound hurts sometim
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A 30-year old asked:
How long for results on neck lymph node biopsy? Worse not knowing than knowing.
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A 57-year old female asked:
I had a lymph node biopsy (neck) that came back atypical cells. What does this mean and how likely is this cancer?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I did biopsy for a soft tissue in neck. Result - Fragmented biopsy shows hyperplastic squamous mucosa with mucosa associated lymphoid tissue. There is no evidence of dysplasia or malignancy. ?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why might it be that i need a biopsy of neck lymph nodes?
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A 43-year old asked:
When is it recommended to biopsy swollen neck lymph nodes?
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A 21-year old male asked:
100.2 fever after lymph node biopsy in neck what's normal and what's not normal?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I have had lymph node biopsy on neck. Been swollen for 4 weeks. Told a lot of "muddy cells" in it. Likliehood of cancer and origin of source please?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Multiple swollen neck lymph nodes. Excisional biopsy came back normal. Called them reactive nodes. Why is this?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I'm having open biopsy of neck lymph node diagnosed with atypical by previous needle biopsy. Is cancer likely to be found?
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A 35-year old male asked about a 35-year old female:
Gf getting areas of rash in random areas, neck, arm, belly, etc. Biopsy inconclusive. No bugs anywhere or signs of b bugs. Is vegan. Takes b12. ?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 20-year old male:
Hard lump under jaw left side of neck. Been for scans. Biopsy and lymph node removed 3 weeks ago. Lump still there and more painful, what could it be?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Is this a concern? 6 mm very hypoechoic, taller than wide solid nodule within the right lower pole of the thyroid. This nodule is classified as ACR TI RADS 5, discovered after neck ear pain complaints.biopsy not reccomended until 1cm is that normal?
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A 52-year old female asked about a 29-year old :
Why would lymp node become swollen and hurt when breathing and moving under chin area in neck after fine needle biopsy of thyroid.
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A 37-year old asked:
What's the expert opinion, could the dr do a biopsy of small nodules in my lymphnodes in neck?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Am I going to be unconscious for my upcoming biopsy on my swollen neck? If not, how long to they take?
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A 28-year old male asked:
3 swollen node's (neck) for 5 years. Test's all OK. Dr says too small to biopsy, not willing to remove 1cm nodes. No other side effects. Worrying?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What should I expect for a biopsy of nodule in neck? Will it hurt? How long is the procedure? How many times will they stab? Will they numb the area?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I had a biopsy done in march. This was for a nodule on my isthemus. It was not cancer. However I have been having pain when bending my neck down and lifting it up. In the area. ?
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