“What is the process to confirm a cancerous lesion?”
I have certain nodules around my thorax area. The doctor has recommended a test to confirm if they are cancerous. What is the process to confirm cancerous lesions?
6 Answers
Biopsy if suspicious for cancer on exam. 99 per cent of skin lesions are benign. A visual exam rules out cancer most of the time. Heavily dependent on what type doctor you’re seeing.
A biopsy of the nodules is required to confirm a diagnosis.
The gold standard is a biopsy – taking a tissue sample for microscopic examination.
Cancer may be suspected based on history, physical examination, and radiologic studies. However, a cancer diagnosis requires some form of tissue sampling in order to solidify the diagnosis. Depending on the type and location of the lesion, many techniques are available to obtain the tissue in question.
Likely a biopsy would be required.
See a surgeon. Get an exam, biopsy if indicated. May need image guidance, if cavitary. Possible imaging studies (CT MRI, US. PET scan) can be performed.
