If the evaluation is nondiagnostic, either aspiration should be reattempted or core-needle or excisional biopsy should be performed. If the FNA biopsy results are negative, core-needle or ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Terminal duct excision is the procedure of choice in the ...

However, they will need someone to drive them. General anesthesia is typically only required for surgical excisional biopsies, which are much less common than nonsurgical biopsies. Doctors may use ...