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==Overview== | |||
A '''colposcopic biopsy''' is a [[gynecology|gynecologic]] procedure that typically is used to evaluate a patient who has had an abnormal [[pap smear]]. The colposcope is actually a close-focusing [[telescope]] that allows the [[physician]] to see in detail abnormal areas on the [[cervix]] of the [[uterus]], so that a good representation of the abnormal area can be removed and sent to the [[pathologist]]. | A '''colposcopic biopsy''' is a [[gynecology|gynecologic]] procedure that typically is used to evaluate a patient who has had an abnormal [[pap smear]]. The colposcope is actually a close-focusing [[telescope]] that allows the [[physician]] to see in detail abnormal areas on the [[cervix]] of the [[uterus]], so that a good representation of the abnormal area can be removed and sent to the [[pathologist]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 10 August 2011
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A colposcopic biopsy is a gynecologic procedure that typically is used to evaluate a patient who has had an abnormal pap smear. The colposcope is actually a close-focusing telescope that allows the physician to see in detail abnormal areas on the cervix of the uterus, so that a good representation of the abnormal area can be removed and sent to the pathologist.