The nurse is preparing a client for breast biopsy of a lump. The nurse explains that a needle with a cutting edge will be inserted into a lump and rotated to remove a core sample. What type of breast biopsy is this client undergoing?
A) Aspiration
B) Needle biopsy
C) Excisional biopsy
D) Incisional biopsy
B
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During a needle biopsy, a needle with a cutting edge will be inserted into a lump and rotated to remove a core sample. With aspiration, cells from a lump are drawn into a syringe. In excisional biopsy, an entire lump is removed and analyzed, and, in incisional biopsy, part of a lump is removed as a sample.
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