Learn more about Biopsies

A biopsy is a sample of tissue taken from the body in order to examine it more closely. Your doctor should recommend a biopsy when initial tests suggests an area of tissue in the body that appears abnormal.

Doctors may call an area of abnormal tissue a lesion, a tumor, or a mass.

  • Why are biopsies done?

    Biopsies are most often done to look for signs of cancer. But biopsies can also help identify other conditions.

    A biopsy might be recommended by your doctor whenever a biopsy may lead to additional information about your health, such as as mole on the skin that has changed shape recently and melanoma is possible.

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Elizabethtown

2333 Ring Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

(270) 737-4503