- Allow safe pathway of tissue samples for histopathologic examination.
- To establish a diagnosis.
- If operative resection is needed, it helps in guiding surgical planning.
- For infectious pathologies, antibiotic sensitivities can be evaluated using the biopsy tissue to optimize the medical management.
- Patients with fluid consistancy to their lesions, such as pus or blood, may get benefit from stereotactic drainage procedure after the biopsy has been taken.
