Transcatheter brush biopsy of a liver mass with CT-proven intracaval extension.
We report the adjunctive use of CT scanning in confirming the intraluminal location of an intracaval mass prior to transcatheter brush biopsy. In addition, we review several important reports of transcatheter biopsies in both the IVC and SVC, and cite potential complications.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*