title: [Diagnostic pitfalls in stereotactic biopsy].
abstract: Between October 1998-August 2000, 65 patients were diagnosed, and underwent stereotactic biopsy of brain lesions. Procedures were performed with the Riechert-Mundinger stereotactic device. The diagnosis was made intra-operatively, by examination of cytological smears. The initial diagnosis was confirmed after H&E, and selective stains, as well as immunohistochemical examinations of paraffin specimens. The method applied makes possible to obtain a reliable, and precise morphological diagnosis in the majority of cases, so that a proper treatment method could be introduced.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Zakładu Patomorfologii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach. macyszyn@mp.pl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bierzyńska-Macyszyn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Białas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lech
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stepień
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Majchrzak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*