title: Manual percutaneous method for diagnosis of spinal tumors.
abstract: Summary. In a patient with malignant tumors of bone it is common to perform biopsy prior to surgery. There are a number of alternatives available for obtaining a specimen for pathological examination. We have introduced the technique of manual percutaneous discectomy (MPD), as a method for taking material for analysis. In a series of 13 symptomatic patients harbouring suspected spinal tumors the MPD was done and the accurate diagnosis was confirmed in all of them. Only three patients had a minor transient complication. This method enables us to obtain sufficient pathological material for analysis and has minimal morbidity and it could have priority over the other methods.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, Institute for Pathology, Medical School of Nis, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babic
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Milenkovic
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Basic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed