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Biopsia lingual - All Information

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Biopsia de la lengua

Definición:

Es una cirugía para extraer un pequeño trozo de la lengua para ser analizado bajo un microscopio.

Forma en que se realiza el examen:

Una biopsia lingual se puede realizar utilizando una aguja. Después de insensibilizar el área, el médico introduce suavemente la aguja dentro de la lengua y extrae un pequeño trozo de tejido.

En algunos tipos de biopsias de la lengua, se extrae una rebanada delgada de tejido. Otras se hacen bajo anestesia general (el paciente dormido y sin sentir dolor) para poder extraer y examinar áreas más grandes.

Ver también: escisión quirúrgica.

Preparación para el examen:

Es posible que se le solicite no comer ni beber nada durante algunas horas antes del examen.

Lo que se siente durante el examen:

Una biopsia por punción es con frecuencia algo molesta, incluso con el uso de anestesia, debido a que la lengua es muy sensible. Después de la biopsia, la lengua puede quedar sensible o adolorida y se puede sentir un poco inflamada. Puede haber suturas o una herida abierta donde se practicó la biopsia.

Razones por las que se realiza el examen:

El examen se realiza para determinar la causa de tumores anormales o áreas de la lengua de apariencia sospechosa.

Valores normales:

Hay tejido lingual normal sin ningún tipo de cambios anormales.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Riesgos:

Nota: las complicaciones son poco comunes.

  • Reviewed last on: 3/5/2011
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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