A biopsy device comprising: a stylet terminating in a penetration tip; a spoon cannula (18, 18') having an annular wall (44, 44') forming an enclosed section (40, 40') defining a spoon lumen (56, 56') in which the stylet is received, and a spoon (42, 42') having a spoon arcuate wall (46, 46') contiguous with and extending from a portion of the annular wall (44, 44'), the spoon arcuate wall (46, 46') having spaced spoon edges (50, 50', 58, 58', 60, 60') defining a specimen opening and terminating in an insertion tip (48, 48'), and a window (62, 62') is located in the spoon arcuate wall (46, 46'); a first coring cannula having an enclosed section defining a first coring cannula lumen in which the spoon cannula (18, 18') is received, and a cutting section extending distally from the enclosed section, the cutting section having a first coring cannula arcuate wall having spaced first coring cannula cutting edges and terminating in a first coring tip, and with an excising finger diametrically opposed to and substantially coextensive with the first coring cannula arcuate wall; and an actuator assembly operably coupled to the spoon cannula (18, 18') and the first coring cannula to effect movement of the spoon cannula (18, 18') and first coring cannula from an armed position to a fired position to take a tissue specimen from a tissue mass, in the armed position, at least the stylet and spoon (42, 42') are arranged such that the stylet resides within the spoon (42, 42'), in the fired position, the stylet, spoon (42, 42'), and cutting section are arranged such that the spoon (42, 42') extends beyond the penetration tip of the stylet, the first coring cannula arcuate wall closes at least a portion of the specimen opening, and the excising finger extends through the window (62, 62'). a stylet terminating in a penetration tip; a spoon cannula (18, 18') having an annular wall (44, 44') forming an enclosed section (40, 40') defining a spoon lumen (56, 56') in which the stylet is received, and a spoon (42, 42') having a spoon arcuate wall (46, 46') contiguous with and extending from a portion of the annular wall (44, 44'), the spoon arcuate wall (46, 46') having spaced spoon edges (50, 50', 58, 58', 60, 60') defining a specimen opening and terminating in an insertion tip (48, 48'), and a window (62, 62') is located in the spoon arcuate wall (46, 46'); a first coring cannula having an enclosed section defining a first coring cannula lumen in which the spoon cannula (18, 18') is received, and a cutting section extending distally from the enclosed section, the cutting section having a first coring cannula arcuate wall having spaced first coring cannula cutting edges and terminating in a first coring tip, and with an excising finger diametrically opposed to and substantially coextensive with the first coring cannula arcuate wall; and an actuator assembly operably coupled to the spoon cannula (18, 18') and the first coring cannula to effect movement of the spoon cannula (18, 18') and first coring cannula from an armed position to a fired position to take a tissue specimen from a tissue mass, in the armed position, at least the stylet and spoon (42, 42') are arranged such that the stylet resides within the spoon (42, 42'), in the fired position, the stylet, spoon (42, 42'), and cutting section are arranged such that the spoon (42, 42') extends beyond the penetration tip of the stylet, the first coring cannula arcuate wall closes at least a portion of the specimen opening, and the excising finger extends through the window (62, 62').