| ISA | BIOPSY |
| ANCESTORS | ALL BIOPSY DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE EVENT HEALTH-SERVE INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST MEDICAL-SERVE PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT SERVICE-EVENT SOCIAL-EVENT WORK-ACTIVITY |
| RELATIONS | AFFECTS-BODY-PART : RECTUM DIAGNOSTIC-TEST-FOR : MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-PROSTATE USES : TRANSRECTAL-ULTRASOUND NEEDLE |
| transrectal biopsy | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: biopsy in which a needle is inserted through the rectum into the prostate and a sample of prostate tissue is removed. This procedure is usually done using transrectal ultrasound to help guide the needle. It is a diagnostic procedure for prostate cancer and rectal cancer. (en) check date: 11/08/2001 |
| biopsia transrectal | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun gender: feminine number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: biopsia prostática guiada ecográficamente en la que una aguja especial se introduce por el recto para tomar muestras para su análisis microscópico. Este procedimiento se utiliza en el diagnóstico del cáncer rectal y del cáncer de próstata. (es) check date: 11/08/2001 |