title: [Transthoracic excisional biopsy of focal pulmonary lesions].
abstract: The results of percutaneous, fluoroscopically-guided cutting biopsies of focal pulmonary lesions in 126 patients were evaluated retrospectively. In 90% of malignant lesions an exact diagnosis could be made from the material obtained. In 40% of the malignant lesions, histological examination was possible, in addition to cytology. In 87% of these, there was agreement between histology and cytology. Of the cases coming to surgery, 84% of the biopsies proved correct. Specificity was 100%. Multiple punctures were necessary in only 13%. Significant complications occurred in 5%. The cutting biopsy technique has the advantage of producing more biopsy material suitable for histology.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dienemann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Permanetter
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary
vernacular_title: Transthorakale Schneidebiopsie fokaler Lungenläsionen.