2. Table of Contents
What is Lung Needle Biopsy? – S3
How is it done? (The Procedures) – S4
BIOPSY ONLY : COMMON WAY – S5
Where is it used? – S6
The Risks – S7
General Terms of Risks (Cont...) – S8
Summarizing with a VIDEO – S9
Bibliography-Reference – S10
3. A lung biopsy is a procedure to get a sample of lung tissue.
A needle biopsy is the least invasive way to sample an
abnormal area in your lungs. A needle lung biopsy is also
called a "transthoracic and a percutaneous" biopsy. By
looking at a sample of lung tissue under a microscope,
doctors can explain the problems. Watch Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGnLUmNKIb4
4. How is it done? (The Procedures)
In a lung needle biopsy, doctors place a long needle through
your back and into your lung to get a sample of tissue. This
is done with the use of a CT scanner or ultrasound to help
guide the needle to the appropriate location. A needle
biopsy is the least invasive way to sample a suspicious area
in your lungs. A needle lung biopsy is also called a
"transthoracic" biopsy or a "percutaneous" biopsy.
5. This is about how is it done
for BIOPSY ONLY:COMMON WAY
You sit with your arms resting forward on a table.
You should try to keep still and not cough during
the biopsy. The doctor will ask you to hold your
breath. The skin is scrubbed and a local pain-killing
medicine (anesthetic) is injected.
The physician will make a small (about 1/8-inch)
cut in the skin, and will insert the biopsy needle
into the abnormal tissue, tumor, or lung tissue. A
small piece of tissue is removed with the needle
and sent to a laboratory for examination.
When the biopsy is done, pressure is placed over
the site. Once bleeding has stopped, a bandage is
applied.
6. A needle lung biopsy is used in a CT scanner
or an ultrasound in a doctor’s or physician’s
hospital operation room/theatre, but check
tissues in the laboratories(LAB) and then give
test’s result back in the doctor’s exam room.
7. Risks
Sometimes, a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) occurs after
this test. A chest x-ray will be done to check for this. The risk
is higher if you have certain lung diseases such as
emphysema. Usually, a collapsed lung after a biopsy does
not need treatment. However, if the pneumothorax is large or
does not improve, a chest tube may need to be inserted to
expand your lung.
In rare cases, pneumothorax can be life threatening if air
escapes from the lung, gets trapped in the chest, and
presses on the rest of your lungs or heart.
Whenever a biopsy is done, there is a risk of excessive
bleeding (hemorrhage). Some bleeding is common, and a
health care provider will monitor the amount of bleeding.
Rarely, major and life-threatening bleeding may occur.
8. General Terms of Risks (Cont...)
In the general terms, these are the
possible side effects:
Pneumothorax - a collapse of the lung (air
leak)
Bleeding
Infection
Leak of air into the major arteries that can
travel to the heart
