A comprehensive review of biopsy techniques for oculoplastic and orbital surgeons from ophthalmic pathologists' perspective

Hind M Alkatan; Nada A Alyousef; Norah S Alshabib; Ibrahim H J Aljasser

doi:10.4103/SJOPT.SJOPT_161_21

A comprehensive review of biopsy techniques for oculoplastic and orbital surgeons from ophthalmic pathologists' perspective

Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov 17;35(3):174-178. doi: 10.4103/SJOPT.SJOPT_161_21. eCollection 2021 Jul-Sep.

Authors

Hind M Alkatan^{1

2

3}, Nada A Alyousef⁴, Norah S Alshabib⁴, Ibrahim H J Aljasser⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

This narrative review aims to discuss different modalities for obtaining diagnostic orbital biopsies, compares the available updated methods, and provides recommendations on the choice of technique. It also highlights special precautions in the handling of orbital specimens from various pathologies. A search was performed in PubMed and Google Scholar with no language or study type restriction. The keywords orbital biopsy, core biopsy, fine-needle aspiration biopsy, and orbit were used, and titles and abstracts were screened for relevance.

Keywords: Biopsy techniques; oculoplastic and orbit; ophthalmic pathology.