Radiologically-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsies of abdominal and osseous lesions.
The inductions, technique, complications and results of radiologically-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of abdominal and osseous sites performed over a four and a half year period at an Australian tertiary referral hospital are presented. FNAB provided a positive tissue diagnosis for malignancy in 79% of osseous and 78% of abdominal lesions with no false positive diagnoses in either series. Particular problems encountered and the methods employed to overcome them are discussed.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology