title: Dissemination of tumour cells from fine needle biopsy.
abstract: A 53 year old woman developed a cutaneous tumour implant in the needle track after transcutaneous fine needle biopsy of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The tumour implant was completely excised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Redwood
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beggs
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*