title: Benign circumscribed lesions of the liver diagnosed by ultrasonically guided fine-needle biopsy.
abstract: Cytologic evaluation of aspirates obtained by ultrasonically guided puncture of circumscribed lesions leads to the diagnosis of a malignant lesion when tumor cells are detected. In the absence of tumor cells, it remains uncertain whether the focus had been biopsied correctly, since the histologic diagnosis of a benign focal lesion can only occasionally be made by means of cytologic smears. Cases are presented showing circumscribed lesions of the liver. With a cut-biopsy fine needle, small cylinders of tissue were obtained under ultrasonic guidance and examined after histologic preparation. In each case, a benign focal lesion could be diagnosed, proving that the observed lesion had been correctly biopsied.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spamer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Brambs
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gerok
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography