Biopsy

Lung Needle Biopsy

OR Percutaneous

Needle Aspiration

Table of ContentsWhat is Lung Needle Biopsy? – S3 How is it done? (The Procedures) – S4BIOPSY ONLY : COMMON WAY – S5Where is it used? – S6The Risks – S7General Terms of Risks (Cont...) – S8Summarizing with a VIDEO – S9Bibliography-Reference – S10

What is Lung Needle Biopsy?

A lung biopsy is a procedure to get a sample of lung tissue. A needle biopsy is the least invasive way to sample an abnormal area in your lungs. A needle lung biopsy is also called a "transthoracic and a percutaneous" biopsy. By looking at a sample of lung tissue under a microscope, doctors can explain the problems. Watch Video:

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How is it done? (The Procedures)

In a lung needle biopsy, doctors place a long needle through your back and into your lung to get a sample of tissue. This is done with the use of a CT scanner or ultrasound to help guide the needle to the appropriate location. A needle biopsy is the least invasive way to sample a suspicious area in your lungs. A needle lung biopsy is also called a "transthoracic" biopsy or a "percutaneous" biopsy.

This is about how is it done for BIOPSY ONLY:COMMON WAY

You sit with your arms resting forward on a table. You should try to keep still and not cough during the biopsy. The doctor will ask you to hold your breath. The skin is scrubbed and a local pain-killing medicine (anesthetic) is injected.

The physician will make a small (about 1/8-inch) cut in the skin, and will insert the biopsy needle into the abnormal tissue, tumor, or lung tissue. A small piece of tissue is removed with the needle and sent to a laboratory for examination.

When the biopsy is done, pressure is placed over the site. Once bleeding has stopped, a bandage is applied.

Where is it used?

A needle lung biopsy is used in a CT scanner or an ultrasound in a doctor’s or physician’s hospital operation room/theatre, but check tissues in the laboratories(LAB) and then give test’s result back in the doctor’s exam room.

Risks

Sometimes, a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) occurs after this test. A chest x-ray will be done to check for this. The risk is higher if you have certain lung diseases such as emphysema. Usually, a collapsed lung after a biopsy does not need treatment. However, if the pneumothorax is large or does not improve, a chest tube may need to be inserted to expand your lung.

In rare cases, pneumothorax can be life threatening if air escapes from the lung, gets trapped in the chest, and presses on the rest of your lungs or heart.

Whenever a biopsy is done, there is a risk of excessive bleeding (hemorrhage). Some bleeding is common, and a health care provider will monitor the amount of bleeding. Rarely, major and life-threatening bleeding may occur.

In the general terms, these are the possible side effects:

Pneumothorax - a collapse of the lung (air leak)

Bleeding Infection Leak of air into the major arteries that can

travel to the heart

General Terms of Risks (Cont...)

Bibliography-Reference

http://lungcancer.about.com/od/Lung-Nodules-and-Masses/a/Lung-Biopsy.htm

http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=nlungbiop

Book:Carol Ballard(2003).Lungs.Chicago,Illinois

Summarizing with a VIDEO

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