title: [Ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of malignant liver cyst (author's transl)].
abstract: A liver cyst was detected during a routine ultrasonographic examination. Needle biopsy of the cyst was performed using ultrasound as a guidance device during puncture. Malignant cells could be demonstrated on cytological examination. Needle biopsy of circumscribed lesions of the liver is a low risk procedure, causing no strain for the patient. Needle biopsy should be done, when a hepatic cyst is detected by ultrasound, when there is suspicion of malignancy, and when a parasitic lesion has been excluded.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ultraschallgezielte Feinnadel-Biopsie in der Diagnostik maligner Leberzysten.