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The first biopsy came back suspicious but not definitive.
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Jamie Stone, Allure, 15 May 2026
Eventually, specialists determined a diagnosis from a biopsy of his stomach tissue — cancer.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Only in about 1% of cases, when a nodule grows or changes, is a biopsy done.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
After a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer, Vitale underwent surgery in the summer of 2024.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jamie Stone, Allure, 15 May 2026
Eventually, specialists determined a diagnosis from a biopsy of his stomach tissue — cancer.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Only in about 1% of cases, when a nodule grows or changes, is a biopsy done.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
After a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer, Vitale underwent surgery in the summer of 2024.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biopsy
vivisection
Noun
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In lab research, one potential concern is performing live dissections, once known as vivisection, without anesthetics or analgesics.—
Bob Fischer,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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There certainly are other critiques of Trumpian corruption to be seen on Broadway this season, but few speak so eloquently as Mamet’s vivisection from 1983.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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