Punch biopsy

Punch biopsy
A biopsy performed using a punch, an instrument for cutting and removing a disk of tissue. For example, a punch biopsy of the skin may be done to make the diagnosis of a malignancy.

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biopsy in which tissue is obtained by a specifically designed round knife biopsy punch.

Punch biopsy.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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