title: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the liver: a multicenter study of 602 radiologically guided FNA.
abstract: With improved radiologic techniques fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is becoming a rapid, effective diagnostic method in evaluating a wide range of liver masses. Review of six hundred two radiologically guided liver aspirates performed over a ten-year period forms the basis of this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hertz
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Massarani-Wafai
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kluskens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gattuso
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography