Top 5 Fine-Needle Biopsy Sample Collection & Handling Errors

Clin Brief. June 2021;19(4):. 8 Refs

Isabelle Soga¹, Lisa M Pohlman

¹ College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.

Author Abstract

Fine-needle biopsy is an important diagnostic tool, but collection errors can result in nondiagnostic samples. Learn 5 common sampling errors and how to avoid them.

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