title: CT-guided biopsy of pelvic masses.
abstract: CT-guided fine-needle puncture (FNP) was carried out in 74 patients with pelvic masses and resulted in a correct diagnosis in 36/45 patients (80%) with malignant disease. FNP was true-positive in 66.7% and false-negative in 20%. In benign and inflammatory pelvic space-occupying lesions, FNP confirmed the suspected CT diagnosis in all cases by cytology and bacteriology. CT-guided puncture should always be used complementary to CT when a mass of unclear etiology is present.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Triller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maddern
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heidar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vock
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000473:pathology; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011677:Punctures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed