Malignant seeding after fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the pancreas.
The authors report the case of a patient affected with carcinoma of the pancreas who underwent fine-needle aspiration biopsy under ultrasonic guidance. 2 months later, a peritoneal metastasis was found during laparotomy at the site of the previous biopsy. This is the third reported case in the literature of neoplastic dissemination after fine-needle biopsy, a traditionally safe diagnostic procedure.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography