Can An Alternative Test Be Done In Place Of A Biopsy?

Posted on Wed, 14 Dec 2016

Question: I am not very confident to be given a Biopsy. Is there some other way this test may
be done

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ultrasonography with FNAC.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, an elucidate history which I have gone through.
The question is short and specific, hence the answer is also short and specific.

The best alternative is as follows:
Ultrasonography and guided FNAC that is fine needle aspiration cytology. This can give proper diagnosis in most of the cases.

I hope, this answers your query. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is gap of communication.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee