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The 29 pages that link to Biopsy, each with the reason it gives.

• CancerRelated: Pathologists usually confirm cancer and identify its type by examining sampled tissue.

• HistologyRelated: Biopsies provide specimens whose cellular and tissue patterns can be assessed histologically.

• HistopathologyRelated: Biopsy provides tissue that can be examined histopathologically.

• False positiveRelated: A false-positive screen can lead to an invasive biopsy that finds no disease.

• MetastasisRelated: Tissue sampling can confirm a suspected metastasis and help establish its tumor type.

• Diagnostic testBroader topic: Tissue sampling can confirm diagnoses that indirect tests cannot settle.

• PathologyRelated: It supplies tissue for direct pathological analysis.

• Cancer stagingRelated: Biopsy establishes tumor identity and can provide findings used in staging.

• Tissue (biology)Related: Biopsy samples allow clinicians to assess tissue structure and disease.

• AutopsyCompared with: Unlike an autopsy, a biopsy samples tissue from a living person and is usually limited in scope.

• Ulcerative colitisRelated: Colon biopsies help confirm colitis and distinguish it from other causes of inflammation.

• VasculitisRelated: A tissue sample can reveal vessel-wall inflammation and help identify its pattern.

• DermoscopyRelated: Suspicious dermoscopic findings may lead to biopsy for definitive diagnosis.

• Squamous cell carcinomaRelated: A tissue biopsy usually establishes the diagnosis and allows tumor classification.

• Cancer surveillanceRelated: An abnormal surveillance result may require biopsy to establish whether cancer is present.

• OrganRelated: A biopsy can reveal disease within an organ's tissues.

• Anal cancerRelated: Microscopic examination of a biopsy confirms whether an anal lesion is cancerous.

• SarcoidosisRelated: When needed, tissue biopsy can demonstrate granulomas and help exclude alternative causes.

• Penile cancerRelated: A tissue sample establishes the diagnosis and identifies the tumor type.

• Medical testBroader topic: A biopsy tests tissue itself when indirect measurements cannot settle the question.

• MesotheliomaRelated: Tissue sampling is generally needed to confirm mesothelioma and distinguish it from other cancers.

• Benign tumorRelated: Tissue sampling can establish whether a growth is benign and identify its type.

• Head and neck cancerRelated: A tissue sample establishes the cancer diagnosis and often its type.

• Blood testCompared with: A biopsy examines tissue directly when blood measurements cannot identify a local lesion.

• SarcomaRelated: A planned biopsy provides tissue for confirming sarcoma and identifying its subtype.

• Medical procedureBroader topic: A biopsy obtains material directly for diagnostic analysis.

• CherubismRelated: Tissue examination may help distinguish cherubism from other giant-cell jaw lesions.

• Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressivaCompared with: Biopsy is generally avoided because tissue injury can provoke new bone formation.

• Gastrointestinal diseaseRelated: Digestive biopsies can identify inflammation, infection, and abnormal cell growth.