title: Percutaneous drainage of malignant cysts.
abstract: Five patients who were suffering pain or pressure effects from malignant neoplastic cysts of the gastrointestinal or genito-urinary tract had percutaneous drainage guided by computed tomography. In four patients percutaneous drainage succeeded in relieving symptoms. There was objective relief of pressure effects due to the cyst in three patients, including reversal of renal failure in one patient. The technique failed in the remaining patient due to septation of the cyst. Percutaneous drainage has a limited but important role in the management of patients with advanced cancer when alleviation of pressure effects is required.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed