title: Percutaneous hepatic biopsy in suspected pancreatic carcinoma.
abstract: Pancreatic neoplasms often present with hepatic lesions as well as a pancreatic mass, as seen on abdominal computed tomography examination. To obtain histologic diagnosis, we advocate computed tomography-directed biopsy of the liver lesion instead of the pancreatic mass because of the increased accuracy and safety of hepatic biopsy as compared with pancreatic biopsy.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed