title: Fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of a bone metastasis from an occult carcinoma of the liver. A case report.
abstract: In a 66-year-old male, fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of an osteolytic vertebral lesion determined the diagnosis of a liver cell carcinoma, until then clinically silent. FNAB confirmed the diagnosis of the tumor and the identification of the primary site without resorting to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Università di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria, Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ascani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liberati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farabi
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Cristallini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed