title: Transvaginal trucut biopsy in patients with abdominopelvic mass.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To perform an abdominopelvic or pelvic mass biopsy as an office procedure, as an alternative to laparoscopic biopsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A transvaginal trucut biopsy using a disposable biopsy needle was carried out in 5 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The biopsy gave a clear diagnosis of ovarian cancer in 2 cases, non-tubercular inflammation in 2 cases and tuberculosis in 1 case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the developing world, transvaginal trucut biopsy is an important method for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Sheth Maternity and Gynaecological Nursing Home, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Angirish
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000473:pathology*