title: [Ultrasonically guided fine needle biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant liver tumors].
abstract: Ultrasonography can be used to guide fine needle biopsy of suspected malignant liver lesions. In Abidjan this method allowed cytologic identification of 63 liver lesions disclosed by ultrasonography. In 53 cases (84%) including 41 hepatocarcinomas, 4 Burkitt's lymphomas, and 8 metastases, cytology confirmed malignancy. In 10 cases, initially supposed to be hepatocarcinomas (6 cases) or metastases (4 cases), cytologic findings led to a different diagnosis of either cirrhosis, abscess, or necrotic tissue (4 cases). No complications were observed in this series of 63 ultrasonically guided biopsies. This safe, easy, sensitive, and cost-effective technique should be used to identify the solid tumors. This indication is common in Black Africa where these tumors are common.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: N'Dri
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: D'Horpock
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gbazi
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Mensah
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Abby
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Cytoponction à l'aiguille fine échoguidée dans le diagnostic des tumeurs malignes du foie.