title: [Ultrasound-controlled fine needle biopsy of pathologic space occupying lesions in the head and neck area].
abstract: We report 121 fine-needle aspiration biopsies of tumours and lymph nodes of the head and neck guided by ultrasound. The average minimal diameter of the lesions was 1.2 cm; the smallest lymph node was adjacent to the carotid artery and had a diameter of 0.4 cm. There were no complications. Of the cytological results 96% were confirmed by histology or by the subsequent clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siegert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schrader
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baretton
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Die ultraschallgeführte Feinnadelpunktion pathologischer Raumforderungen im Kopf-Hals-Bereich.