Fine needle aspiration biopsy under ultrasound guidance

• Anticoagulants should be discontinued 5 days before the biopsy, unless otherwise advised by the doctor.
• You must come with a referral for the test - it is absolutely required.
• You should bring with you the medical documentation of the examined organ (e.g., ultrasound with description, mammography with description, isotope test result).
• In men, it is necessary to shave the beard before biopsy of cervical lymph nodes and biopsy of salivary glands.

A biopsy is an examination that involves puncturing a lesion such as a tumor or cyst directly through the skin with a thin needle. Biopsy is most often applied to lesions located in the breast, thyroid, lymph nodes.
The doctor performing the biopsy under the control of an ultrasound probe inserts a needle into the lesion and collects the material.