Surgical removal of a portion of a lump.

Surgical procedure resulting in the partial removal of a suspicious area of breast tissue. Making a Diagnosis

Taking a piece of the lump out.

Removing only a portion of a tumor.

Removes only a portion of the tumor for pathology to examine, generally reserved for larger tumors.

Surgical removal of a portion of an abnormal area of tissue or lump.

The surgical removal of a portion of an abnormal area of tissue, by cutting into (incising) it, for microscopic examination.

surgical removal of tumor tissue through a small incision

Biopsy sample representing a portion of a larger lesion.

(in-SIH-zhun-ul bY-ahp-see) The procedure of removing a sample of tissue by cuts made into the body during surgery. The biopsy is then examined under a microscope.

a surgical procedure in which a portion of a lump or suspicious area is removed for diagnosis. The tissue is then examined under a microscope.

removal of part of a lump or suspicious tissue

The removal of part of a lump for microscopic (pathologic) examination. ( See also biopsy). Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC): Cancer beginning in the milk ducts of the breast and penetrating the wall of the duct, invading the fatty tissue of the breast and possibly other regions of the body. IDC is the most common type of breast cancer, accounting for 80% of breast cancer diagnoses. Also called invasive ductal carcinoma.

A biopsy in which only a portion of a suspicious skin lesion is removed. This method is used when the lesion is too large for excisional biopsy or when excision would destroy important tissue, as on the face or hands.

biopsy in which only a sample of the suspicious tissue is cut into (incised) and removed for purposes of diagnosis. A incisional biopsy is in contrast to an excisional biopsy in which an entire lesion, usually a tumor, is removed.

A type of surgical biopsy in which part of a lesion or abnormal group of cells is removed.