Fine needle aspiration. A way of getting a sample of cells to look at under a microscope. The doctor uses a fine needle to draw up the cells into a syringe.

Fine Needle Aspiration. In this procedure, a thin needle is used to draw up (aspirate) samples for examination under a microscope. FNA is sometimes used to determine if prostate cancer has spread to lymph nodes inside the pelvis.

Biopsy in which cells are removed from a lump by needle and syringe, and then tested to see if cancer cells are present.

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