Quick test · Results explained by your doctor
FNAC (fine-needle aspiration cytology) uses a very thin needle to take a few cells from a lump, so they can be checked for cancer under a microscope.
Your CION doctor explains the result with you and tells you what happens next.
What happens on the day.
Your doctor examines you and checks whether a biopsy is needed, and which kind.
Tell your team about blood thinners and allergies. You may need a blood test first.
A thin needle is put into the lump a few times. It feels like a blood test, and you go home soon after.
The sample is checked in a lab. Your doctor explains the result and the next steps with you.
CION’s doctors decide if you need the test and explain the result.
Most people go home soon after.
Experienced doctors and technicians do the test.
If something is found, your doctor explains what happens next.
Treat cancer with medicines, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
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Decide whether an operation can remove the cancer, and the right time for it.
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Not sure if you need it?
A CION doctor can tell you. Book in Sangareddy.
Your doctor explains why the test is needed.
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Share your details and our care team will call you back to fix a time.
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FNAC Biopsy: Other CION locations in Telangana
Yes. CION’s team in Sangareddy arranges FNAC biopsy locally, at partner hospitals where CION’s doctors consult (Manjeera Hospital, Hope Hospital, Star Hospital, Dr. Lalitha Fertility, Sri Sanvi Hospital (Narayankhed), Amrutha Hospital (Narayankhed), Sai Sanjeevani Hospital (Narayankhed)). Call 1800 202 8726 to check where and when.
No. This is a common worry, but a biopsy done properly does not spread cancer. It is the only sure way to diagnose it.
Don’t stop any medicine on your own. Tell your doctor what you take, and they tell you whether and when to pause it.
Often it is. Sometimes a core-needle biopsy is needed for more detail; your doctor tells you.
Call or fill in the form, and our care team fixes a time in Sangareddy.
This page explains FNAC Biopsy at CION Cancer Clinics, Sangareddy. It is general information, not medical advice. Your doctor advises on tests and treatment after seeing you.
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