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Stereotactic biopsy
Stereotactic needle biopsy: a biopsy in which the spot to be biopsied is located three-dimensionally, the information is entered into a computer, and the computer calculates the information and positions a needle to remove the biopsy sample.
Dr. Ahmad M Hadied reviewed this
51 year experience in Orthopedic Surgery
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A 40-year old asked:
Has anyone ever have stereotactic biopsy done or?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: stereotactic biopsy?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Had stereotactic biopsy with complication. Took 40 plus mammogram views to capture. Is this safe? Biopsy was benign but worry this many views is bad.
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A 45-year old asked:
Hematoma after 6 mos from stereotactic biopsy?
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A 42-year old asked:
My wifes stereotactic biopsy was done on wrong location should the doctor be held accountable?
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A 44-year old asked:
Do doctor use stereotactic biopsy to find cancer?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Had a stereotactic biopsy on micro calcifications that proved negative for cancer. Told have to do mammo every 6 mo to evaluate calcifications. Why ?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do they find cancer in breast with stereotactic biopsy? What method they use to find cancer in breast?
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A 35-year old female asked:
How long should it take a breast to heal after a stereotactic biopsy with 2 needle sticks: 3cm & 12cm? If there's a hematoma?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I can feel my breast lump higher in my breast than I could before my stereotactic biopsy. Could it have moved, or is it likely bigger?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Had Hida scan for gallstones & months later multiple mammos for stereotactic biopsy (calcification-benign)-dangers to all this radiation?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Had a diagnostic 3Dmammo & located a 1cm asymmetry in L breast. It is visable in the CC & MLO views, classified bi-rad 4. Nothing seen on US but referred me for stereotactic biopsy next week. Being that it was not seen on US could it still be cancer?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Had a diagnostic 3Dmammo & located a 1cm asymmetry in my L breast. It was visable in the CC & MLO views. Nothing seen on US but he referred me for stereotactic biopsy & it was BI-RADS 4. Being that it was not seen on US could it still be cancer?
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A 30-year old female asked:
A week ago i had a stereotactic biopsy on my breast the results turned out to be a benign lymph node. Since then I have formed a large golf ball sized lump at the site. Is this dangerous? Go to er?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I had a skin and nipple sparring masectomy for DCIS. Before masectomy I had a stereotactic biopsy done through the areolar, which I still have. Is it safe to still have the biopsy skin puncture site and would an MRI detect changes to nipple area?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is a stereotactic breast biopsy?
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A 43-year old female asked:
What does it mean if the results of a stereotactic breast biopsy are inconclusive?
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A 45-year old female asked:
How long would i expect to be out of work (office job) after stereotactic brain biopsy?
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A 55-year old male asked about a 55-year old male:
Are hiccups normal after stereotactic brain biopsy? For how long?
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A 49-year old female asked:
What type of biopsy is more accurate for large clusters of microcalcifications in the breast, stereotactic core biopsy or wire guided open surgery?
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A 50-year old female asked:
The doctors used 1ml of thrombin to stop a pseudo aneurism from stereotactic breast biopsy. Are there any long term effects of them using thrombin?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I started to faint during stereotactic breast biopsy. It was done in sitting position. How can I prevent this from happening the next time? Sedation?
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A 50-year old female asked:
I had stereotactic breast biopsy which formed hematoma which drained through incision for past month. Just stopped. Should I do anything to help heal?
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A 70-year old female asked:
I had a stereotactic breast biopsy about 2 weeks ago. Since then I have about a 3" rectangle hard spot from the incision to my breast nipple. Is this something to be concerned about and if not, how can I get rid of it?
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A 52-year old female asked:
I went in for a mammogram and ended up having to have a stereotactic core needle biopsy. The results said I had atypical ductal hyperplasia and multiple micro calcifications. The span of the micro calcifications are estimated at 9cm. Is 9cm average?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is sterotactic biopsy coveredvin an office setting?
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A 55-year old male asked about a 55-year old male:
Are there risks to taking baclofen to address hiccups post- stereotatic brain biopsy?
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A 55-year old male asked about a 55-year old male:
How much blood from the entrance/wound area shouldbe expected 24 hours after stereotatic brain biopsy (ct immediately after was clear)?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I had a stereotactic breast biopsy on Monday. All went well minimal bruising/bleeding pain. Today my armpit is sore, could this be due to the healing? I wont be able to reach my dr again until the weekday?
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A 53-year old female asked:
If my thyroglobulin test cows back undetected is it a good chance y lymph node biopsy wi be benign?
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