title: Aspiration biopsy of intrapelvic metastases of cervical carcinoma.
abstract: The findings at aspiration biopsy of palpable intrapelvic lesions were reviewed in 316 patients who had previously received radiation therapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix. A cytologic diagnosis of malignant spread had been made in 55 cases. The crude five-year survival rate in these patients was 4 per cent, as compared with 51 per cent among the patients who received a negative cytologic report. Aspiration biopsy was positive in only about 48 per cent of the patients in whom follow-up observations suggested intrapelvic spread of carcinoma. The factors that may have influenced the diagnostic accuracy are discussed. Use of a screw (0.5 mm thick) technique instead of the 22-gauge needle may enhance the diagnostic accuracy.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy