A patient at high risk for breast cancer is scheduled for an incisional biopsy in the outpatient surgery department
When the nurse is providing preoperative education, the patient asks why an incisional biopsy is being done instead of just removing the mass. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "An incisional biopsy is performed because it's known to be less painful and more accurate than other forms of testing."
B) "An incisional biopsy is performed to confirm a diagnosis and so that special studies can be done that will help determine the best treatment."
C) "An incisional biopsy is performed to assess the potential for recovery from a mastectomy."
D) "An incisional biopsy is performed on patients who are younger than the age of 40 and who are otherwise healthy."
Ans: B
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Incisional biopsy surgically removes a portion of a mass. This is performed to confirm a diagnosis and to conduct special studies that will aid in determining treatment. Incisional biopsies cannot always remove the whole mass, nor is it always beneficial to the patient to do so. The procedure is not chosen because of the potential for pain, the possibility of recovery from mastectomy, or the patient's age.
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