Abdominal biopsy with ultrasound guidance.
The value of aspiration biopsy under ultrasound guidance has been demonstrated in 51 patients. The confirmation of malignancy, particularly, has allowed many patients the value of chemotherapy or a quiet demise, without the necessity for diagnostic laparotomy.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D014463:Ultrasonography