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Revision as of 11:57, 28 January 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Biopsy: Biopsy is the most important test for the diagnosis. During this peroid, the doctors remove a small amount of tissue for examination under a microscope. Then the pathologists may analyze the samples and tell whether the tissues is benign or cancerous.

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 ==Overview==
-:*Computed tomography (CT) scan and biopsy: CT scans are often used to diagnose Paget's disease of the breast. It can confirm the location of the cancer and show the organs nearby, as well as lymph nodes and distant organs where the cancer might have spread. These are helpful for determining the stage of the cancer and in determining whether surgery is a good treatment option. CT scans can also be used to guide biopsy and a biopsy sample is usually removed and looked at under a microscope.
+:*[[Biopsy]]: Biopsy is the most important test for the diagnosis. During this peroid, the doctors remove a small amount of tissue for examination under a microscope. Then the pathologists may analyze the samples and tell whether the tissues is benign or cancerous.
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