Biopsy Tissue Categories: Introduction, Types
Biopsy Tissue Categories
The biopsy tissue is an examination of tissue removed from a living body to find out the presence, cause, or extent of disease and it is categorized into the following types on the basis of size-
- Small Biopsy
- Lipoma
- Intermediate
- Large
- Extra-large and
- Radical
Types of Biopsy
Small
1. Cervical biopsy
2. Endometrial tissue biopsy
3. bronchoscopic biopsy
4. Laryngoscopic biopsy
5. Colonoscopic biopsy
6. Endoscopic biopsy
7. Cystoscopic biopsy
8. Pleural biopsy
9. Sebaceous cyst
10. Lipoma (<2cm)
11. Trucut biopsy
12. Conjunctival biopsy
13. Nasal polyp
14. Cholesteotoma biopsy
15. Testicular biopsy
Intermediate
1. Gall bladder
2. Appendix
3. Lymph node
4. Breast lump
5. Skin biopsy
6. Lipoma (<2cm)
7. Kidney biopsy
8. Muscle biopsy
9. Bone biopsy
10. Tonsillectomy
11. Liver biopsy
12. Fistulectomy
13. Fistulectomy
Large
1. Any cancer (<3cm)
2. Uterus with or without adnexae
3. TURP
4. Thyroidectomy
5. Salivary gland
6 Orchiectomy
7. Open prostatectomy
Extra large
1. LEEP
2. Ovarian mass
3. Bladder resection
Radical
1. Gastrectomy
2. Colectomy (Hemi, total)
3. Mastectomy
4. Nephrectomy
5. Carcinoma cervix (radical)
6. Carcinoma endometrium (radical)