What Is Mouth Cancer?
4. How Long Does It Take To Get Back Results?
It often does not take the lab much time to test a tissue sample and get the biopsy results. In most cases, patients may get a call back from the dentist or doctor’s office as soon as two to three days following the biopsy procedure. However, some cases require further examination that can take a week or more.
Patients similarly have to wait to receive the results back from imaging tests, as it takes time to interpret the scans. This information is then sent back to the doctor who can relay the results to the patient. This can take as little as 24 hours or more depending on the situation.
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