title: Monolayer cultures of cells originating from ultrasonically guided fine needle aspiration biopsies.
abstract: Explantation of small samples of tissue obtained by ultrasonically guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (0.6 mm outer diameter) from intraabdominal solid masses was performed in 25 patients. In 7 cases, the material was taken from nonmalignant tissue and  in 18 from malignant lesions. Growth during 30 days or more obtained in 1 of the 7 nonmalignant cases and in 7 of the 18 malignant cases. The morphological appearance of three cultures in monolayer is demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014465:Ultrasonics