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Excisional Biopsy

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A surgical procedure in which an entire lesion is removed for microscopic examination. [ ]

Term info

Label

Excisional Biopsy

Synonyms
  • Excisional Biopsy
  • Excisional biopsy
  • excisional biopsy
  • surgical biopsy
Subsets

NCIT_C159332, NCIT_C159331, NCIT_C159330, NCIT_C156952, NCIT_C159328

ALT DEFINITION

A surgical procedure in which an entire lump or suspicious area is removed for diagnosis. The tissue is then examined under a microscope.

Legacy Concept Name

Excisional_Biopsy

Maps To

Excisional Biopsy

Preferred Name

Excisional Biopsy

Semantic Type

Diagnostic Procedure

UMLS CUI

C0184921

code

C15385