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PERCUTANEOUS-NEEDLE-BIOPSY


check date: 28/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
origination date: 22/09/2000
originator: Claudia

Conceptual Structures
ISANEEDLE-ASPIRATION-BIOPSY
ANCESTORSALL
BIOPSY
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
MEDICAL-SERVE
NEEDLE-ASPIRATION-BIOPSY
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
WORK-ACTIVITY
RELATIONSDESCRIBES : TISSUE
USES : NEEDLE


English
percutaneous needle biopsyterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: type of biopsy in which a thin needle is inserted through the skin to obtain a sample of tissue from a part of the body to microscopically examine for the presence of cancer cells. (en)

Spanish
biopsia percutáneaterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: biopsia en la cual se obtiene, por vía cutánea a través de una aguja fina, el tejido de una parte del cuerpo para su análisis microscópico. Esta técnica permite detectar la presencia de células cancerosas. (es)