Possible spread of bronchogenic carcinoma to the chest wall after a transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsy. A case report.
Spread of tumor along the needle tract following aspiration biopsy with the so-called "fine" needles (thinner than 18 gauge) is recognized to be an extremely uncommon complication of this technique. A case is presented in which such a spread appears to have occurred to the chest wall 13 months after a transthoracic aspiration biopsy of a bronchogenic tumor.
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D013909:Thorax