Orbital fine needle aspiration biopsy with B-scan guidance.
In three patients we used B-scan ultrasonography to guide the placement of an aspirating needle, which allowed rapid and accurate cytologic diagnosis of retrobulbar orbital neoplasms. This technique spares the patient the greater costs, inconvenience, and morbidity of more invasive procedures.
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014463:Ultrasonography