title: [Sonographically guided fine-needle puncture of adrenal tumors].
abstract: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies were performed in 37 patients (23 women, 14 men; mean age 58 [47-81] years) out of 310 patients in whom an adrenal tumour had been diagnosed by ultrasound between 1985 and 1991. In 21 the tumour diameter was 2-4 cm, in 16 over 4 cm. In 36 patients (97%) the material was suitable for histological analysis. There were 15 metastases, 4 primary adrenal carcinomas and 17 adenomas. 20 of 27 with an underlying malignant tumour had a malignant adrenal tumour (one of the aspiration biopsies in these cases was false-negative), while in 7 the space-occupying lesion was found to be benign. There were no false-positive findings. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy thus proved to be a reliable and informative method in the diagnosis of adrenal tumours. It should be undertaken under appropriate indication to ascertain the benign or malignant nature of a suspected adrenal lesion.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Schwerpunkt Hämatologie, Onkologie, Immunologie, Universität Marburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Görg
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Schwerk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bittinger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Euer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Görg
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Sonographisch gesteuerte Feinnadelpunktion von Nebennierentumoren.