For the majority of cancers, the only way to make a definitive diagnosis is to use a biopsy to collect cells for closer examination.    From LearnThat.org.  [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/biopsy/CA00083]

In such a case a biopsy is almost routinely recommended.    From Wordnik.com.  [Good News and Bad News About Breast Cancer] Reference

A biopsy is needed to confirm a diagnosis of mesothelioma.    From Wordnik.com.  [Balkinization] Reference

Though the doctor only hinted at it, another bone biopsy is also possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-07-22] Reference

We therefore decided to use a lymph node biopsy from a patient with generalised lymphadenopathy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Françoise Barré-Sinoussi - Autobiography] Reference

At the time of the ETV-901 long-term biopsy, 100 percent of subjects with evaluable liver biopsies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed] Reference

Patients need to understand that the cone biopsy is nearly always diagnostic, and hopefully therapeutic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patricia Yarberry Allen: What to Do if You Have Genital HPV] Reference

A biopsy is the only sure way to diagnose this disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

The four-time melanoma survivor says the biopsy is a routine procedure.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2008] Reference

A biopsy is the gold standard in determining whether a growth is malignant or not.    From Wordnik.com.  [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference

And the needle biopsy, which is much less invasive, usually has fewer side effects.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2009] Reference

A biopsy is the only sure way to know whether leukemia cells are in the bone marrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Find Me A Cure] Reference

This means there needs to be some sort of biopsy, which is defined as "getting tissue for diagnosis.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference

Repeat endoscopy with biopsy is often necessary.    From Wordnik.com.  [About Eosinophilic Disorders] Reference

"The biopsy was the worst pain I had to that point.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mining Journal] Reference

Order or follow-up necessary testing, such as biopsy, CT scan or MRI.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Today's Pick: Wireless microgrippers grab living cells in 'biopsy' tests.    From Wordnik.com.  [MaRS Blog - Innovation and Commercialization in Canada] Reference

The term 'biopsy' is often used to refer to the act of taking the sample and the tissue sample itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

The biopsy was a nightmare.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference

Of the 123, 17 proved to be cancerous upon biopsy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Targeting Needless Breast Biopsies] Reference

I told him I had had a biopsy and he stopped me cold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barry Crimmins: Sickened Ire] Reference

Gauging the severity of the disease requires a liver biopsy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do You Have Hepatitis C?] Reference

They performed a biopsy and found it was a malignant melanoma.    From Wordnik.com.  ['My Life Has Been Full Of Narrow Escapes'] Reference

For three weeks he lived in despair until the biopsy results came back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference

The gold standard of diagnosis requires a biopsy of the small intestine.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Diet Villain] Reference

The doctors ordered a tonsil biopsy, one of the standard tests these days for CJD.    From Wordnik.com.  [Europe's Beef Scare] Reference

A few days later she had a biopsy to find out why the glands in her throat were swollen.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Iron Woman] Reference

True, psychiatric diagnoses cannot be confirmed by blood tests, brain imaging or biopsy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let's Live Healthier] Reference

The first step for Barbara was a needle biopsy to take a sample of the troubling tissue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Call-Back] Reference

Then we measured the time between definitive diagnosis from biopsy and the start of treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Decoding Treatment Delays] Reference

He starts by taking a small bladder biopsy from the patient and extracting his or her stem cells.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stem-Cell Breakthrough] Reference

For anyone worried about the accuracy of a biopsy, she says, "This provides total peace of mind.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Targeting Needless Breast Biopsies] Reference

He recommended an immediate biopsy, with more radical surgery should the tumor prove to be malignant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Price Of Smoking] Reference

Patients should be given educational materials for each step — from screening to biopsy to treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Decoding Treatment Delays] Reference

  After three months, we repeated the biopsy and looked at changes in normal tissue within the prostate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Changing Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genes] Reference

But then, in May 2002, two doctors switched the pathology slides of my breast biopsy with another woman's.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Turn: I Trust Juries--And Americans Like You] Reference

His death baffled hospital staffers, who relayed a biopsy to labs in the United States and the Netherlands.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sky Is Falling] Reference

The biopsy, it turned out, had revealed something the X-ray had missed: a tumor nearly an inch in diameter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sharper Focus On The Breast] Reference

Until recently, diagnosing the condition required a liver biopsy -- not a procedure you'd undertake lightly.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Revolution In Medicine] Reference

After confirming an extremely high score, a doctor may order a liver scan or biopsy to look for organ damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Iron Albatross] Reference

For those who test positive, a chest X-ray or biopsy can determine whether the lungs are affected by disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tuberculosis: A Deadly Return] Reference