A breast biopsy is a procedure in which a small amount of tissue is removed from the breast and sent to a pathology laboratory for examination. It is the only way to know for certain whether a breast abnormality is cancerous, precancerous, or benign. If you have received a breast biopsy pathology report, you may …
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A colonoscopy is the most common procedure for examining the large intestine, which includes the colon and rectum. During a colonoscopy, your doctor may remove tissue samples or entire growths from the lining of the colon and send them to a pathology laboratory for examination. The resulting pathology report describes what was found and can …
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Atypical lymphoid infiltrate is a descriptive, often preliminary diagnosis. Atypical means that the cells do not look normal (hence they are not typical or usual), but they are also not clearly cancerous. Lymphoid refers to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. It means the biopsy shows an …
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