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Name:: Biospecimen Tissue Collection Method Type
Steward:: NCI
Definition:: The tissue collection procedure with which the tumor tissue was obtained.
Registration Status:: Retired

Value	Code Name	Code	Code System	Code Description
Core-biopsy	Core Biopsy	C15680	NCI Thesaurus	The removal of a tissue sample using a needle with a relatively large diameter, for microscopic examination.
Needle-biopsy	Needle Biopsy	C15190	NCI Thesaurus	The removal of tissue or fluid with a needle for examination under a microscope. When a wide needle is used, the procedure is called a core biopsy. When a thin needle is used, the procedure is called a fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Other, specify	Other	C17649	NCI Thesaurus	Different than the one(s) previously specified or mentioned.
Surgical	Surgical Procedure	C15329	NCI Thesaurus	A diagnostic or treatment procedure performed by manual and/or instrumental means, often involving an incision and the removal or replacement of a diseased organ or tissue; of or relating to or involving or used in surgery or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery.

Definition:: The tissue collection procedure with which the tumor tissue was obtained.
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