title: Ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of head and neck lesions.
abstract: This article describes the technique of ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy in the head and neck, and also warns of its risks. In contrast to fine-needle aspiration, this minimally invasive procedure has the advantage of supplying a histological specimen rather than a cytological smear. Therefore, it could be used as an additional diagnostic tool in the investigation of head and neck lesions, and can be carried out within the out-patients clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland. marcel.kraft@gmx.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürtler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmuziger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnoux
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*