title: Percutaneous aspiration biopsy in cervical spine lytic lesions. Indications and technique.
abstract: We describe the technique and the results of the percutaneous aspiration biopsy (PAB) in a series of 9 patients presenting with neck pain and different degrees of myelopathy, in whom the cervical spine X-ray demonstrated lytic lesions of unknown origin. PAB is a useful, relatively safe technique, and leads to histological diagnosis between metastatic and inflammatory processes. Furthermore, in inflammatory lesions with negative hemoculture. PAB may help in detecting the micro-organism responsible and therefore allow a better antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tampieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weill
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Melanson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ethier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed