Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Biopsia transuretral
Transurethral biopsy (TRANZ-yoo-REE-thrul BY-op-see)
A procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the prostate for examination under a microscope. A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the urethra into the prostate, and a small piece of tissue is removed with a cutting loop.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.