A breast biopsy procedure is when a tissue or fluid ... hollow needle is attached to either a suction or spring-loaded device, and a larger tissue sample is taken. Core-needle biopsies can also ...

Standard biopsy forceps cannot be passed through the 1.2-mm suction channel of the 3.4- to 3.6-mm or 2.8-mm bronchoscopes. Olympus Healthcare (Olympus America; Melville, NY) introduced a mini ...

The wet-suction technique was found to yield a higher ... where cancer cells spread along the path of the needle used for biopsy, potentially leading to new tumor growth at the biopsy site.