title: [Percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of pulmonary neoplasms].
abstract: The diagnostic efficacy of percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) was assessed in 220 lung tumour patients. The results obtained prove this diagnostic technique to be extremely sensitive even though personal experience suggests that slight complications (pneumothorax, homophthoe) may occur.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: L'agobiopsia percutanea aspirativa nella diagnosi delle neoplasie polmonari.