What are the risks involved with a breast biopsy?

What are the risks involved with a breast biopsy?

Kenneth W. Chin (M.D., F.A.C.R.) gives expert video advice on: What are the risks involved with a breast biopsy?; How can I prepare for a breast biopsy?; How does an X ray-guided breast biopsy work? and more...

Some of the risks that are associated with breast biopsy include bleeding, or infection or, in rare instances, especially in women who are extremely thin, possibility of entering the lung and causing a collapsed lung. What's called the pneumothorax.