Below are the biopsies that are performed at the Hunterdon Breast Surgery Center by our board certified breast surgeons:
Fine Needle Biopsy

Stereotactic Biopsy

Ultrasound-guided Needle Biopsy

Excisional Biopsy
Excisional biopsy is the most involved kind of biopsy. It attempts to remove the entire suspicious lump of tissue from the breast, in the operating room or surgery center. The purpose of this procedure is to make a diagnosis. Even if the lumpectomy takes out all of the cancer in the breast with clear margins, if breast cancer is diagnosed at that time, an additional surgery may be required.MRI-Guided Core Needle Biopsy*
*The MRI-Guided Core Needle Biopsy is performed at Hunterdon Medical Center under the recommendation of your breast surgeon.This type of core needle biopsy is done under the guidance of MRI – an imaging technique that captures multiple cross-sectional images of your breast and combines them using a computer, to generate detailed 3-D pictures. This biopsy is selected if the abnormality is only seen on MRI imaging. During this procedure, you lie face down on a padded scanning table. Your breasts fit into a hollow depression in the table. The MRI machine provides images that help determine the exact location for the biopsy. Several samples of tissue are taken and sent to a laboratory for analysis.