Biopsy

"Biopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.

Descriptor ID	D001706
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.384.100 E01.370.225.998.054 E01.370.388.100 E04.074 E05.200.500.384.100 E05.200.998.054 E05.242.384.100
Concept/Terms	Biopsy Biopsy Biopsies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Biopsy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E01.370.225.500.384]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100]
Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054]
Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical [E01.370.388]
Biopsy [E01.370.388.100]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Biopsy [E04.074]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.200.500.384]
Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100]
Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
Biopsy [E05.200.998.054]
Cytological Techniques [E05.242]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.242.384]
Biopsy [E05.242.384.100]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biopsy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Biopsy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 337 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	3	4
1997	0	5	5
1998	1	1	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	5	6
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	11	11
2003	1	7	8
2004	0	8	8
2005	0	8	8
2006	2	11	13
2007	0	19	19
2008	2	18	20
2009	1	9	10
2010	1	18	19
2011	1	20	21
2012	0	9	9
2013	0	13	13
2014	5	11	16
2015	2	21	23
2016	1	19	20
2017	2	17	19
2018	0	19	19
2019	2	16	18
2020	1	9	10
2021	1	14	15
2022	0	9	9
2023	0	4	4
2024	0	3	3
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Biopsy" by people in Profiles.

Ricardo JW, Bellet JS, Jellinek N, Lee D, Miller CJ, Piraccini BM, Richert B, Rubin AI, Lipner SR. Evaluation and diagnosis of longitudinal melanonychia: A clinical review by a nail expert group. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Jul; 93(1):176-187.

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Best MC, Butow P, Savard J, Newson AJ, Campbell R, Vatter S, Napier CE, Bartley N, Tucker K, Ballinger ML, Thomas DM. From ownership to custodianship of tumor biopsy tissue in genomic testing: a mixed methods study of patient views. Oncologist. 2024 Sep 06; 29(9):e1169-e1179.

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MacDonald EA, Katz EL, Pearson TF, Harris JE. Performing Suction Blister Skin Biopsies. Curr Protoc. 2024 Jun; 4(6):e1073.

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Herringshaw E, Kinne M, Joyce R, Nutan F. Evaluating the role of bone scan in diagnosing calciphylaxis in practice-A retrospective case series of patients who were clinically managed for calciphylaxis despite resulting negative on initial biopsy. Australas J Dermatol. 2024 May; 65(3):283-286.

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Gibbons CH, Levine T, Adler C, Bellaire B, Wang N, Stohl J, Agarwal P, Aldridge GM, Barboi A, Evidente VGH, Galasko D, Geschwind MD, Gonzalez-Duarte A, Gil R, Gudesblatt M, Isaacson SH, Kaufmann H, Khemani P, Kumar R, Lamotte G, Liu AJ, McFarland NR, Miglis M, Reynolds A, Sahagian GA, Saint-Hillaire MH, Schwartzbard JB, Singer W, Soileau MJ, Vernino S, Yerstein O, Freeman R. Skin Biopsy Detection of Phosphorylated a-Synuclein in Patients With Synucleinopathies. JAMA. 2024 04 16; 331(15):1298-1306.

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Swikehardt M, Newsome J, Macey M, Park P, Vilvendhan R, Kamil A, Bercu Z, Flacke S. Percutaneous Robotics in Interventional Radiology. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 Sep; 26(3):100917.

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Ferkowicz MJ, Verma A, Barwinska D, Melo Ferreira R, Henderson JM, Kirkpatrick M, Silva PS, Steenkamp DW, Phillips CL, Waikar SS, Sutton TA. Molecular Signatures of Glomerular Neovascularization in a Patient with Diabetic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Feb 01; 19(2):266-275.

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Goyal A, Casillo C, Narayanan D, Pinkus GS, Russell-Goldman E. Initial Diagnosis of Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma With Skin Biopsy: A Rare Case and Review of Diagnostic Considerations. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 Aug 01; 45(8):577-581.

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Ge C, Gu J, Deng A, Joshi G, Most M, Tai R. Atypical Chondroid Syringoma of the Toe. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2023 May-Jun; 113(3).

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Paquette GM, Sherman S, Akabane A, Harris JE. Adolescent extra-truncal progressive macular hypomelanosis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 40(4):702-705.

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