Dissemination of tumour cells from fine needle biopsy.
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.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham.
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Morgan
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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*