Soft tissue biopsies under ultrasound guidance

At our Clinic, specialists in oncological surgery – who daily treat cancer diseases – perform soft tissue biopsies under ultrasound guidance:

• thyroid
• breast
• lymph nodes
• other soft tissues

Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy is a minimally invasive diagnostic method of collecting cellular material (cytological) by puncturing the examined organ with a thin needle under ultrasound imaging control. The material aspirated during the fine needle biopsy is then examined by a cytopathologist under a microscope. This method allows effective diagnosis of diseases with both benign and malignant courses. The advantage of this method is the ability to obtain cytological material from tumors located deep within tissues in a minimally invasive way, without general anesthesia and without the need for tissue excision.

Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy is a more invasive method compared to fine needle biopsy, involving the removal of a tissue fragment from the tumor using a special needle for histopathological examination. It is performed under local anesthesia.

Mammotomic biopsy, i.e., vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy (VAB), is a modern diagnostic method that combines the effectiveness of surgical biopsy, providing a definitive diagnosis based on histopathological examination, with the subtlety of core needle biopsy, as it leaves an invisible mark on the skin. If necessary, this method allows the physician to leave a small, 2mm marker at the biopsy site, which enables quick localization of the biopsy site during subsequent mammographic examinations. This method allows removal of breast lesions not exceeding 2 cm in diameter.