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cervical biopsy

a cervical biopsy is a procedure to remove a sample of the cervix so the tissue can be examined under a microscope. a cervical biopsy is usually done to investigate areas of abnormal tissue found during a pap test, hpv test, or colposcopy.

the amount of cervical tissue removed depends on the method used.

  • a simple cervical biopsy, sometimes called a punch biopsy, removes a small piece of tissue from the surface of the cervix.
  • an endocervical biopsy (endocervical curettage) removes tissue from high in the cervical canal by using a brush or scraping with an instrument.
  • an excisional biopsy of the cervix is a more extensive form of a cervical biopsy that removes a cone-shaped wedge of tissue from the cervix.

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