title: [Computer tomographic-directed fine needle aspiration biopsy of pelvic masses].
abstract: CT-aided fine needle biopsy was performed in 48 patients with pelvic space-occupying lesions demonstrated by computer tomography. Amongst 36 patients with malignant neoplasms, recurrences or metastases, malignant cells were found in 26 (72%). In six out of twelve patients suspected of having a pelvic abscess, fine needle puncture confirmed the diagnosis by providing positive bacteriological results. CT-aided puncture should be used in conjunction with computer tomography in order to clarify the aetiology of space-occupying lesions. The indication for CT-aided puncture is the presence of a pelvic space-occupying lesions which cannot be demarcated by sonography.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Computertomographische gezielte Feinnadelaspirationspunktion pelviner Raumforderungen.