WHAT IS A FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY (FNA)?
Your health care provider has referred you for a fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA). This is because a lump was discovered and your physician wants to determine what that lump is. In the past, the only way to do this was to have you go to the hospital and undergo a surgical biopsy procedure that may be painful, might cause scarring, and had an increased risk of complications. With the use of FNA, we can now sample your lump using only a thin small needle, which is smaller than the average needle used to draw blood.
