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In 1956, Proudfit and Effler 1 reported a simple method of performing pericardial biopsy which provides adequate amounts of tissue for bacteriologic and histologic study. Safe and effective pericardial drainage can be accomplished by the same procedure.
A biopsy is a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be analyzed in a laboratory. Fine-needle aspiration. 2  During fine-needle aspiration, a long, thin needle is inserted into the suspicious area. 3  A syringe is used to draw out fluid and cells for analysis. 4  Core needle biopsy. 5  A larger needle with a cutting tip is used during core needle biopsy to draw a column of tissue out of a suspicious area.