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1 Moul JW, et al; Risk factors for perineal seeding of prostate cancer after needle biopsy [see comments] (J Urol, 1989 Jul, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
2 Müller NL, et al; Seeding of malignant cells into the needle track after lung and pleural biopsy. (Can Assoc Radiol J, 1986 Sep, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
3 Bergenfeldt M, et al; Needle-tract seeding after percutaneous fine-needle biopsy of pancreatic carcinoma. Case report. (Acta Chir Scand, 1988 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
4 Tomita T, et al; Spontaneous seeding of medulloblastoma: results of cerebrospinal fluid cytology and arachnoid biopsy from the cisterna magna. (Neurosurgery, 1983 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
5 Black P, et al; CT-guided stereotaxic biopsy of brain tumors: new technology for an old problem. (Am J Clin Oncol, 1987 Aug, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
6 Emtage JB, et al; Extension of carcinoma of prostate along perineal needle biopsy tract. (Urology, 1986 Jun, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
7 Ginaldi S, et al; Seeding of malignant lymphoma along the tract after bone marrow biopsy. (South Med J, 1985 Aug, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
8 Augsburger JJ; Fine needle aspiration biopsy of suspected metastatic cancers to the posterior uvea. (Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc, 1988, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
9 Scardino PT, et al; Local control of prostate cancer with radiotherapy: frequency and prognostic significance of positive results of postirradiation prostate biopsy. (NCI Monogr, 1988, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
10 Citron ML, et al; Tumor seeding associated with bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. (Arch Intern Med, 1984 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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11 Fornari F, et al; Complications of ultrasonically guided fine-needle abdominal biopsy. Results of a multicenter Italian study and review of the literature. The Cooperative Italian Study Group. (Scand J Gastroenterol, 1989 Oct, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
12 Preece PE, et al; Cytodiagnosis and other methods of biopsy in the modern management of breast cancer. (Semin Surg Oncol, 1989, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
13 Gahbauer H, et al; Combined use of stereotaxic CT and angiography for brain biopsies and stereotaxic irradiation. (AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 1983 May, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
14 Suzuki T, et al; Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in biopsied malignant lymphoma cell and its continuous culture. (Gann, 1978 Apr, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
15 Scherfig E, et al; Transvitreal retinochoroidal biopsy. (Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 1989, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
16 Pasieka JL, et al; Fine-needle aspiration biopsy causing peritoneal seeding of a carcinoid tumor. (Arch Surg, 1992 Oct, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
17 Kansara G, et al; A case of plasmacytoma in muscle as a complication of needle tract seeding after percutaneous bone marrow biopsy. (Am J Clin Pathol, 1989 May, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
18 Koss LG; Aspiration biopsy--a tool in surgical pathology. (Am J Surg Pathol, 1988, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
19 Shapshay SM, et al; Diagnosis of infratemporal fossa tumors using percutaneous core needle biopsy. (Head Neck Surg, 1979 Sep, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
20 Jakobiec FA, et al; Ultrasonically guided needle biopsy and cytologic diagnosis of solid intraocular tumors. (Ophthalmology, 1979 Sep, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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21 Zamorano L, et al; Multiplanar CT-guided stereotaxis and 125I interstitial radiotherapy. Image-guided tumor volume assessment, planning, dosimetric calculations, stereotactic biopsy and implantation of removable catheters. (Appl Neurophysiol, 1987, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
22 Lytton B, et al; Results of biopsy after early stage prostatic cancer treatment by implantation of 125I seeds. (J Urol, 1979 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
23 Ferrucci JT, et al; Malignant seeding of the tract after thin-needle aspiration biopsy. (Radiology, 1979 Feb, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
24 Olsen KD; The parotid lump--don't biopsy it! An approach to avoiding misadventure. (Postgrad Med, 1987 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
25 Matsuyama T, et al; Aspiration biopsy cytology a highly diagnostic procedure for assessing neck masses, excluding thyroid tumors. (Jpn J Surg, 1986 Jul, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
26 Scardino PT, et al; The prognostic significance of post-irradiation biopsy results in patients with prostatic cancer. (J Urol, 1986 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
27 Kuroda C, et al; Fine-needle aspiration biopsy via percutaneous transhepatic catheterization: technique and clinical results. (Gastrointest Radiol, 1986, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
28 Addonizio JC, et al; Perineal seeding of prostatic carcinoma after needle biopsy. (Urology, 1976 Nov, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
29 Scardino PT, et al; Prostatic biopsy after irradiation therapy for prostatic cancer. (Urology, 1985 Feb, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
30 Karlsson B, et al; Tumor seeding following stereotactic biopsy of brain metastases. Report of two cases. (J Neurosurg, 1997 Aug, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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31 Midena E, et al; Fine needle aspiration biopsy in ophthalmology. (Surv Ophthalmol, 1985 May, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
32 Frank F, et al; Stereotaxic biopsy and radioactive implantation for interstitial therapy of tumors of the pineal region. (Surg Neurol, 1985 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
33 Phillips G, et al; Ultrasonically guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy of solid masses. (Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 1981, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
34 Karcioglu ZA, et al; Tumor seeding in ocular fine needle aspiration biopsy. (Ophthalmology, 1985 Dec, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
35 Penneys NS; Excision of melanoma after initial biopsy. An immunohistochemical study. (J Am Acad Dermatol, 1985 Dec, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
36 Mavligit GM, et al; A rapid method for establishing short-term primary cultures of human tumor cells from fresh tumor biopsies. (Proc Soc Exp Biol Med, 1975 Dec, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
37 Weiss SM, et al; Rapid intra-abdominal spread of pancreatic cancer. Influence of multiple operative biopsy procedures. (Arch Surg, 1985 Apr, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
38 Augsburger JJ, et al; Fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of intraocular cancer. Cytologic-histologic correlations. (Ophthalmology, 1985 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
39 Navarro F, et al; Diaphragmatic and subcutaneous seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma following fine-needle aspiration biopsy. (Liver, 1998 Aug, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
40 McGrath FP, et al; Cutaneous seeding following fine needle biopsy of colonic liver metastases. (Clin Radiol, 1991 Feb, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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41 Smith EH; Complications of percutaneous abdominal fine-needle biopsy. Review. (Radiology, 1991 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
42 Koyama M, et al; Surface coverage of vascular grafts with cultured human endothelial cells from subcutaneous fat tissue obtained with a biopsy needle. (Thromb Haemost, 1996 Oct, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
43 Torzilli G, et al; Accurate preoperative evaluation of liver mass lesions without fine-needle biopsy. (Hepatology, 1999 Oct, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
44 Harter LP, et al; Malignant seeding of the needle track during stereotaxic core needle breast biopsy [see comments] (Radiology, 1992 Dec, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
45 Roussel F, et al; Evaluation of large-needle biopsy for the diagnosis of cancer. (Acta Cytol, 1995 May, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
46 Workman RD, et al; Embolic vascular seeding of endometrial adenocarcinoma, a complication of hysteroscopic endometrial biopsy. (Gynecol Oncol, 1999 Feb, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
47 Lundstedt C, et al; Tumor seeding occurring after fine-needle biopsy of abdominal malignancies. (Acta Radiol, 1991 Nov, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
48 Baech J, et al; Perineal seeding of prostatic carcinoma after Trucut biopsy. (Urol Int, 1990, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
49 Jourdan JL, et al; Percutaneous biopsy of operable liver lesions: is it necessary or advisable? (N Z Med J, 1996 Dec, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
50 Keizur JJ, et al; Iatrogenic urinary tract infection with Pseudomonas cepacia after transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the prostate. (J Urol, 1993 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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51 Sing RF, et al; Chest wall metastasis after percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy. (J Am Osteopath Assoc, 1996 Sep, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
52 Szentgyörgyi E; Perineal prostatic cancer seeding following Urocut needle biopsy. (Int Urol Nephrol, 1996, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
53 John TG, et al; Needle track seeding of primary and secondary liver carcinoma after percutaneous liver biopsy. (HPB Surg, 1993, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
54 Yamada N, et al; Subcutaneous seeding of small hepatocellular carcinoma after fine needle aspiration biopsy. (J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1993 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
55 Herszenyi L, et al; Fine-needle biopsy in focal liver lesions: the usefulness of a screening programme and the role of cytology and microhistology. (Ital J Gastroenterol, 1995 Dec, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
56 Herts BR, et al; The current role of percutaneous biopsy in the evaluation of renal masses. (Semin Urol Oncol, 1995 Nov, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
57 Peretz T, et al; Maintenance on extracellular matrix and expression of heparanase activity by human ovarian carcinoma cells from biopsy specimens. (Int J Cancer, 1990 Jun, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
58 Konno K, et al; Color Doppler findings of tumor seeding after US-guided liver tumor biopsy. (Abdom Imaging, 1999 Jul, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
59 Metintas M, et al; CT-guided pleural needle biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. (J Comput Assist Tomogr, 1995 May, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
60 Andersen JR, et al; Implantation metastasis after laparoscopic biopsy of bladder cancer. (J Urol, 1995 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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61 Voravud N, et al; Implantation metastasis of carcinoma after percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy. (Chest, 1992 Jul, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
62 Bhatia VN; Morphology of cystic structures seen in leprosy biopsy suspensions kept at cooler temperatures. (Indian J Lepr, 1994 Jul, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
63 Andersson L, et al; Fine needle aspiration biopsy for diagnosis and follow-up of prostate cancer. Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Prognostic Parameters in Localized Prostate Cancer. Stockholm, Sweden, May 12-13, 1993. (Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl, 1994, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
64 Gunnarsson G, et al; Liver abscesses due to Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with AIDS who underwent small bowel biopsy: case report and review. (Clin Infect Dis, 1994 May, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
65 Perrin RG, et al; Iatrogenic seeding of anaplastic astrocytoma following stereotactic biopsy. (J Neurooncol, 1998 Feb, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
66 Moul JW, et al; Perineal seeding of prostate cancer as the only evidence of clinical recurrence 14 years after needle biopsy and radical prostatectomy: molecular correlation. (Urology, 1998 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
67 Shenoy PD, et al; Cutaneous seeding of renal carcinoma by Chiba needle aspiration biopsy. Case report. (Acta Radiol, 1991 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
68 Keizur JJ, et al; Iatrogenic urinary tract infection with Pseudomonas cepacia after transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the prostate. (J Urol, 1993 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
69 Gómez Lechón MJ, et al; Culture of human hepatocytes from small surgical liver biopsies. Biochemical characterization and comparison with in vivo. (In Vitro Cell Dev Biol, 1990 Jan, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
70 Komiya T, et al; Transcutaneous needle biopsy of the lung. (Acta Radiol, 1997 Sep, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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71 Linder S, et al; Aspects of percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma. (Am J Surg, 1997 Sep, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
72 John TG, et al; Needle track seeding of primary and secondary liver carcinoma after percutaneous liver biopsy. (HPB Surg, 1993, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]
73 Yamada N, et al; Subcutaneous seeding of small hepatocellular carcinoma after fine needle aspiration biopsy. (J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1993 Mar, Abstract available) [MEDLINE]

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Title
Risk factors for perineal seeding of prostate cancer after needle biopsy [see comments]
Author
Moul JW; Miles BJ; Skoog SJ; McLeod DG
Address
Urology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001.
Source
J Urol, 1989 Jul, 142:1, 86-8
Abstract
Between 1975 and 1986, 2,107 perineal prostate biopsies were performed at our institution with 502 (23.8 per cent) positive for prostate cancer. Among this group there were 5 cases (1.0 per cent) of perineal seeding. These 5 cases along with a case referred to our institution represent cases 14 to 19 in the literature. All 19 cases are reviewed to elucidate risk factors for the development of perineal seeding. Biopsy of large volume local tumors appears to be the greatest risk factor associated with 18 of the 19 cases. Technique of biopsy appears to be important in that removal of the Tru-Cut sheath and obturator may expose the perineum to a greater risk of seeding. Other factors discussed include histology, hormonal responsiveness and radiotherapy technique. Distant metastases were discovered simultaneously or within 16 months of the perineal seeding in every case, and all patients died at a median of 36 months after initial diagnosis. Perineal seeding after prostatic needle biopsy is uncommon but its occurrence suggests a poor prognosis.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
89280075

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE/MT; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Perineum|*; Prostatic Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Adenocarcinoma|SC; Human; Male; Middle Age; Neoplasm Staging; Risk Factors

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0022-5347
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 2 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Seeding of malignant cells into the needle track after lung and pleural biopsy.
Author
Müller NL; Bergin CJ; Miller RR; Ostrow DN
Address
 
Source
Can Assoc Radiol J, 1986 Sep, 37:3, 192-4
Abstract
Transthoracic needle biopsy is frequently performed for the diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural disease. Seeding of malignant cells is a potential complication but is extremely uncommon. We report the second patient with malignant seeding after fine-needle aspiration biopsy of a bronchogenic carcinoma. We also report a patient with seeding of bronchogenic carcinoma after a pleural biopsy. Because seeding is a rare complication, it does not affect the indications for biopsy.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
87008679

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary|*PA; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell|*PA; Lung|*PA; Lung Neoplasms|*PA; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Case Report; Human; Male; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0008-2902
Country of Publication
CANADA

Record 3 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Needle-tract seeding after percutaneous fine-needle biopsy of pancreatic carcinoma. Case report.
Author
Bergenfeldt M; Genell S; Lindholm K; Ekberg O; Aspelin P
Address
Department of Surgery, MalmÂo General Hospital, University of Lund, Sweden.
Source
Acta Chir Scand, 1988 Jan, 154:1, 77-9
Abstract
Needle-tract seeding is a rare complication following percutaneous fine-needle biopsy of intra-abdominal tumours and only a few cases have been reported. Two cases of cutaneous implantation of a tumour in the needle-tract after biopsy of pancreatic carcinomas are presented. In experimental studies, seeding of malignant cells in the needle-tracts is common and the discrepancy between experimental and clinical findings is discussed.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
88180149

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|PA/*SC; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Pancreatic Neoplasms|*PA; Skin Neoplasms|PA/*SC
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Female; Human; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0001-5482
Country of Publication
SWEDEN

Record 4 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Spontaneous seeding of medulloblastoma: results of cerebrospinal fluid cytology and arachnoid biopsy from the cisterna magna.
Author
Tomita T; McLone DG
Address
 
Source
Neurosurgery, 1983 Mar, 12:3, 265-7
Abstract
Five children with cerebellar medulloblastoma underwent cytological study for neoplastic cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricle and cisterna magna and biopsy of the arachnoid of the cisterna magna before the manipulation of a medulloblastoma. In all cases, seeding of neoplastic cells was present in the CSF or arachnoid of the cisterna magna, whereas the ventricular fluid was negative for neoplastic cells. This study suggests that medulloblastoma seeds spontaneously into the subarachnoid space, thus supporting the need for postoperative whole neuraxis radiation.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
83192858

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Arachnoid|*PA; Cerebellar Neoplasms|CF/*PA; Cerebrospinal Fluid|*CY; Medulloblastoma|CF/*PA; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Adolescence; Child; Child, Preschool; Cisterna Magna|PA; Female; Human; Male

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0148-396X
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 5 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
CT-guided stereotaxic biopsy of brain tumors: new technology for an old problem.
Author
Black P; Mechanic A; Markowitz R
Address
 
Source
Am J Clin Oncol, 1987 Aug, 10:4, 285-8
Abstract
On 63 patients, we used stereotaxic surgery combined with computer tomographic (CT) technology, for reasonably safe and precise biopsy of brain lesions. Histological confirmation was possible in 97% of the cases. More recently, we have also been using the CT-guided stereotaxic technique for brachytherapy, consisting of introduction of an array of radioactive isotope seeds (192Ir). The after-loading cannulas used for the isotope seeds are now also being used for introduction of probes for localized hyperthermia of brain tumors. CT-guided stereotaxic technique is proving to be a major technological advance both diagnostically and therapeutically.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
87295882

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*MT; Brain|*PA/RA; Brain Neoplasms|*PA/RT/TH; Stereotaxic Techniques|*; Tomography, X-Ray Computed|*
MeSH Heading
Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brachytherapy; Child; Human; Hyperthermia, Induced; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0277-3732
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 6 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Extension of carcinoma of prostate along perineal needle biopsy tract.
Author
Emtage JB; Perez Marrero R
Address
 
Source
Urology, 1986 Jun, 27:6, 548-9
Abstract
Malignant seeding on the needle tract of a perineal prostatic biopsy is a rare complication. A review of the literature revealed only 7 cases. Herein another case is reported. Our patient, like all other cases reported, suffered from high-grade, high-stage disease and the perineal extension did not upstage his disease. We believe that perineal seeding is a reflection of the malignant potential of the prostatic malignancy and in no way detracts from the usefulness of this tool in the diagnosis and staging of the disease.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
86236868

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|*PA; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Perineum|*PA; Prostatic Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Human; Male; Prostate|PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0090-4295
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 7 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Seeding of malignant lymphoma along the tract after bone marrow biopsy.
Author
Ginaldi S; Williams CD
Address
 
Source
South Med J, 1985 Aug, 78:8, 1007-8
Abstract
A 74-year-old man with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma had seeding of tumor along the needle tract after bone marrow biopsy. This complication was recognized by computerized tomography.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
85272706

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Bone Marrow|*PA; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin|*PA/TH; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Soft Tissue Neoplasms|*PA/TH
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Combined Modality Therapy; Human; Male

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0038-4348
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 8 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Fine needle aspiration biopsy of suspected metastatic cancers to the posterior uvea.
Author
Augsburger JJ
Address
Wills Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Source
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc, 1988, 86:, 499-560
Abstract
This thesis presents the author's experience with diagnostic intraocular fine needle aspiration biopsy in 18 patients with a suspected metastatic choroidal or ciliary body tumor. The author has reviewed the literature on biopsy of intraocular tumors and has specified what he believes to be valid indications for diagnostic biopsy of posterior uveal tumors. He has evaluated the accuracy, limitations, and complications of diagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy in this series and others, and he has suggested methods for improving the recovery of sufficient cells for cytologic diagnosis and lessening the risks of tumor cell seeding during the biopsy. The author has concluded that fine needle aspiration biopsy appears to be a relatively safe, generally reliable means of establishing the pathologic diagnosis of a choroidal or ciliary body tumor in highly selected patients suspected of having metastatic cancer. In spite of its apparent safety and reliability, however, the author has cautioned against the routine use of fine needle aspiration biopsy in patients with posterior uveal tumors since its long-term safety has not been established. The author has suggested that diagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy of posterior uveal tumors be performed only in medical centers where there can be input from and cooperation among ophthalmologists, ophthalmic pathologists, and cytopathologists who are experienced in the diagnosis of intraocular malignancies.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
89268100

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*; Carcinoma|*DI; Choroid Neoplasms|DI/*SC; Uveal Neoplasms|DI/*SC
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Ciliary Body; Comparative Study; Female; Fundus Oculi; Human; Male; Middle Age; Risk Factors; Visual Acuity

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0065-9533
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 9 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Local control of prostate cancer with radiotherapy: frequency and prognostic significance of positive results of postirradiation prostate biopsy.
Author
Scardino PT; Wheeler TM
Address
Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
Source
NCI Monogr, 1988, :7, 95-103
Abstract
The best available data indicate that, although it is imperfect, the postirradiation biopsy performed at a sufficient interval after radiotherapy can provide accurate prognostic information useful in the determination of the success or failure of radiotherapy in an individual patient as well as the measurement of overall efficacy of any particular radiotherapeutic regimen. Needle biopsy of the prostate was performed routinely in 510 patients with clinical stage A2, B, or C1 prostate cancer treated with a combination of radioactive gold seed implantation and external-beam irradiation. Of the 140 patients who had one or more needle biopsies performed 6-36 months after completion of radiotherapy, who had no evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases at the time of biopsy, and who had received no hormonal therapy before documented recurrence of the tumor, 45 (32%) had one or more biopsies positive for cancer. The frequency of positive biopsy results correlated significantly with the size of the local tumor but not with the grade. The correlation between biopsy results and the eventual development of recurrence was highly significant. If any biopsy was positive, 60% of the patients eventually developed local recurrence; if all biopsies were negative, only 19% developed local recurrence during the period of follow-up. The poor prognosis associated with a positive biopsy result was found within almost every subset of stage, grade, or nodal status examined although the results varied because of the small number of patients in some groups.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
89014773

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Prostate|*PA; Prostatic Neoplasms|PA/*RT
MeSH Heading
Biopsy, Needle; Human; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Prognosis

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW LITERATURE
ISSN
0893-2751
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 10 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Tumor seeding associated with bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.
Author
Citron ML; Krasnow SH; Grant C; Cohen MH
Address
 
Source
Arch Intern Med, 1984 Jan, 144:1, 177
Abstract
A 53-year-old man with small-cell lung carcinoma underwent bone marrow aspirations and biopsies for tumor staging and harvest for autologous bone marrow infusion. Fourteen months after bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, a subcutaneous lesion grew over the posterior iliac crest, and a biopsy specimen disclosed small-cell carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of tumor seeding associated with bone marrow aspirate and biopsy.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
84103436

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Bone Marrow|*PA; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Bone Neoplasms|SC; Carcinoma, Small Cell|PA/SC; Case Report; Human; Ilium; Lung Neoplasms|PA; Male; Middle Age; Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Time Factors

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0003-9926
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

 

Record 11 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Complications of ultrasonically guided fine-needle abdominal biopsy. Results of a multicenter Italian study and review of the literature. The Cooperative Italian Study Group.
Author
Fornari F; Civardi G; Cavanna L; Di Stasi M; Rossi S; Sbolli G; Buscarini L
Address
Gastroenterology Unit, 1st Division of Medicine, Ospedale di Piacenza, Italy.
Source
Scand J Gastroenterol, 1989 Oct, 24:8, 949-55
Abstract
This report describes the complications following 10,766 ultrasonically guided fine-needle biopsies performed from 1979 to 1987 in 33 Italian echographic units. The mortality was 0.018%: the two reported deaths were due to hemoperitoneum and occurred in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma arising in a cirrhotic liver. Twenty patients (0.18%) had major complications. This series confirms that abdominal biopsy with fine needles is safe, even though our death rate was higher than in previous reports. Among the other nine fatalities following fine-needle abdominal biopsy reported in the literature, seven were secondary to hemorrhage. The biopsy of pancreatic carcinoma was more dangerous for needle-tract seeding (five of eight reported cases, including one in our series).
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
90084345

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Abdomen|*; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Ultrasonography|*AE
MeSH Heading
Hemoperitoneum|ET/MO; Hemorrhage|ET/MO; Human; Italy; Multicenter Studies; Neoplasm Seeding; Retrospective Studies

Publication Type
CLINICAL TRIAL; JOURNAL ARTICLE; MULTICENTER STUDY
ISSN
0036-5521
Country of Publication
NORWAY

Record 12 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Cytodiagnosis and other methods of biopsy in the modern management of breast cancer.
Author
Preece PE; Hunter SM; Duguid HL; Wood RA
Address
Department of Surgery, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Source
Semin Surg Oncol, 1989, 5:2, 69-81
Abstract
Since 1970 fine-needle aspiration cytology for breast tumours has grown in popularity and is now routinely used in the initial diagnosis of palpable breast masses in the United States and other parts of the world. Fast staining methods of the aspirate enables reporting within 10 minutes of the aspirate being performed. Training and experience is important in obtaining satisfactory smears for diagnosis, and pitfalls are false-negative and false-positive findings, which may have dire consequences for the patient if cytological diagnosis is the final arbiter. Conditions such as benign mammary dysplasia and sclerosing adenosis are the most common sources of highly cellular smears and often show marked atypia, which makes distinction from carcinoma difficult. Also, atypical papillary formations present a diagnostic problem, and biopsy is indicated to exclude a papillary carcinoma. Fine-needle aspirations very seldom cause traumatic complications, and these are usually of a minor degree. Seeding along the needle track has occurred, but in most cases with a larger-caliber (18 s.e.g.) needle. Aspiration itself has been shown to have no effect on the survival rates in breast carcinoma. Contemporary reports show that around 90% of cases of breast cancer can be detected with confidence by means of this procedure. The reduction in scar formation facilitates future evaluation of the patient as scar tissue often interferes with the interpretation of mammograms. Cost effectiveness is evident in terms of decreased use of anaesthetics and operating time and a reduction in the use of frozen section histology by about 80%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
89266375

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|IS/*MT; Breast Neoplasms|*DI/PA; Cytodiagnosis|EC/IS/*MT
MeSH Heading
Diagnosis, Differential; False Negative Reactions; False Positive Reactions; Female; Human; Sensitivity and Specificity

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL
ISSN
8756-0437
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 13 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Combined use of stereotaxic CT and angiography for brain biopsies and stereotaxic irradiation.
Author
Gahbauer H; Sturm V; Schlegel W; Pastyr O; Scharfenberg H; Zabel HJ; van Kaick G; Netzeband G; Scheer KE; Schabbert S
Address
 
Source
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 1983 May, 4:3, 715-8
Abstract
A Riechert Mundinger stereotaxic device was modified to enable artifact-free computed tomographic (CT) scanning with the stereotaxic frame attached to the patient's head. A localization system was developed allowing determination of the XYZ coordinates of the target point directly from the CT cut. Angiography was performed intraoperatively with the stereotaxic frame attached. Coronal and sagittal CT reconstructions were enlarged to the radiographic magnification to allow direct comparison with angiography. CT offered optimum localization of the target, whereas angiography determined the safest approach. Computer programs were developed to enable three-dimensional radiotherapy planning. 125I seeds were implanted for treatment of low-grade gliomas and solid craniopharyngiomas. Yttrium-90 was applied in cystic craniopharyngiomas. Intracavitary rhenium-186 application was abandoned because of frequent cyst recurrence and leakage from the cyst.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
83279645

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*IS; Brachytherapy|*IS; Brain Neoplasms|PA/*RT; Cerebral Angiography|*IS; Tomography, X-Ray Computed|*IS
MeSH Heading
Brain|PA; Child; Female; Human; Stereotaxic Techniques|IS

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0195-6108
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 14 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in biopsied malignant lymphoma cell and its continuous culture.
Author
Suzuki T; Oboshi S; Ishihara N; Emura I; Ohnishi Y; Sairenji T; Hinuma Y
Address
 
Source
Gann, 1978 Apr, 69:2, 213-21
Abstract
In more than 80% of tumor cells in the pericardiac effusion of a case of malignant B-cell lymphoma, Epstein-Barr virus-determined nuclear antigen (EBNA) was detected by the anticomplement immunofluorescence test. Moreover, herpestype virus particles, although few in number, were demonstrated in the nucleus of lymphoma cells by an electron microscope. Tumor cells in the pericardiac effusion were seeded at 98% purity after centrifugation on Ficoll-Conray and, soon after plating, they proliferated continuously without any lag phase of growth or cell death. Therefore, the established cell line was regarded as of tumor cell origin and named Fujimaki-II cell after patient's name. On the other hand, Fujimaki-I cells were established from the biopsied tumor in the same way. These two cell lines, B-lymphocyte in nature, had both EB virus-related antigens and herpes-types virus particles. Heterotransplantation of cultured cells and tumor tissue obtained at autopsy into athymic nude mice was not successful. Transformation of cord blood lymphocytes by the virus released from Fujimaki-II cell also failed. This might be the first case of non-Burkitt type lymphoma in which the EB virus genome was directly detected in the tumor cells.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
78239743

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Antigens, Viral|*AN; B-Lymphocytes|*IM/UL; Herpesvirus 4, Human|*IM; Lymphoma|*IM/UL
MeSH Heading
Cell Nucleus|UL; Cells, Cultured; Genes, Viral; Herpesviridae|UL; Human; Male; Middle Age; Virus Cultivation

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0016-450X
Country of Publication
JAPAN

Record 15 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Transvitreal retinochoroidal biopsy.
Author
Scherfig E; Prause JU; Jensen OA
Address
Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Source
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 1989, 227:4, 369-73
Abstract
Biopsies from retina and/or choroid were performed through a transvitreal approach in 14 patients during the 2-year period 1984-1986. A 20-gauge fine needle was used. The transvitreal approach was chosen because exact location of the biopsy could be documented by video recording and/or by photography. The needle was guided either by a stereotactic micromanipulator or by hand. Immediately after biopsy laser burns were placed around the biopsy hole. Light microscopical and, in selected cases, transmission electron microscopical examination of the material obtained showed malignant melanoma, choroidal haemorrhage, leukaemic infiltration of the choroid, intraretinal fibrosis in detached retina, atrophic retina after vasculitis and malignant lymphoma of the uvea. More than 2 years after biopsy, no retinal detachment due to the biopsy or any tumour-seeding has been observed. Two cases of vitreous haemorrhage cleared spontaneously. No visual impairment was related to the biopsies.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
89378810

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Choroid|*PA; Choroid Neoplasms|*PA; Melanoma|*PA; Retina|*PA; Uveal Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Comparative Study; Female; Fibrosis; Hemorrhage|CO; Human; Light Coagulation; Male; Middle Age; Photography; Retinal Detachment|CO; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Vitreous Body

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0721-832X
Country of Publication
GERMANY, WEST

Record 16 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy causing peritoneal seeding of a carcinoid tumor.
Author
Pasieka JL; Thompson NW
Address
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Source
Arch Surg, 1992 Oct, 127:10, 1248-51
Abstract
A rare complication of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) is needle tract seeding. Peritoneal seeding from FNA in the clinical setting is rarely reported. To our knowledge, this is the first case of peritoneal seeding of a neuroendocrine carcinoid tumor as a result of FNA. Peritoneal contamination and tumor seeding can occur with FNA and they probably do occur more often than is recognized clinically. Therefore, we caution against the use of FNA in the assessment of potentially curable intra-abdominal tumors, and recommend that this technique be used only when a cytological diagnosis is required before initiation of palliative therapy.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
93038115

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenoma, Islet Cell|*PA/SC; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Carcinoid Tumor|*PA/SC; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Pancreatic Neoplasms|*PA; Peritoneal Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Adult; Case Report; Human; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Stomach Neoplasms|SC; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0004-0010
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
A case of plasmacytoma in muscle as a complication of needle tract seeding after percutaneous bone marrow biopsy.
Author
Kansara G; Hussain M; Dimauro J
Address
Department of Pathology, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60616.
Source
Am J Clin Pathol, 1989 May, 91:5, 604-6
Abstract
A 56-year-old man who presented with backache, anemia, and renal insufficiency had an unsuccessful bone marrow biopsy from the right posterior iliac crest. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma was subsequently made on the basis of a sternal bone marrow aspiration and the presence of serum IgD/lambda monoclonal gammopathy with free lambda light chain. Since the time of iliac crest biopsy, the patient experienced persistent pain and progressive swelling at the biopsy site. Nine months later he was readmitted for a possible right gluteal abscess. A biopsy specimen disclosed an intramuscular infiltration by atypical plasma cells with positive findings for lambda light chain. This is the first reported case of needle tract seeding after bone marrow biopsy in multiple myeloma.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
89244705

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Bone Neoplasms|*ET/PA; Plasmacytoma|*ET/PA
MeSH Heading
Bone Marrow|PA; Bone Marrow Examination|MT; Case Report; Human; Male; Middle Age; Multiple Myeloma|DI/PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0002-9173
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Aspiration biopsy--a tool in surgical pathology.
Author
Koss LG
Address
Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467.
Source
Am J Surg Pathol, 1988, 12 Suppl 1:, 43-53
Abstract
A historical overview of the origins of the thin needle aspiration biopsy is given. Current applications of this technique to palpable lesions and lesions requiring various forms of imaging techniques are briefly summarized. The principal advantages of this method of diagnosis are its rapidity, versatility, and applicability to patients with palpable lesions as an office procedure. The procedure is nearly painless, hence readily accepted, and often shortens the anxious wait for a diagnosis. In competent hands, given an adequate sample, the diagnosis can be rendered with an accuracy approaching that of a frozen section. In many instances of intrathoracic and intraabdominal space-occupying lesions, exploratory thoracotomies and laparotomies can be avoided, thus reducing significantly the time of hospitalization. The procedure is safe. Seeding of cancer along the needle track has been reported in a few instances, but the risk of this event must be considered extremely low. Thin needle biopsy may offer the patient an opportunity to participate in therapeutic decisions, for example, in women with breast cancer. Finally, the aspirated sample offers a number of research options that may lead to a better assessment of prognostic parameters and response to treatment in cancer.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
88181336

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*/HI/IS/MT
MeSH Heading
Abdomen|PA; Flow Cytometry; History of Medicine, 20th Cent.; Human; Lymph Nodes|PA; Male; Neoplasms|DI; Prostate|PA; Thorax|PA; Thyroid Gland|PA

Publication Type
HISTORICAL ARTICLE; JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0147-5185
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 19 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Diagnosis of infratemporal fossa tumors using percutaneous core needle biopsy.
Author
Shapshay SM; McCann CF; Ucmakli A; Vaughan CW; Strong MS
Address
 
Source
Head Neck Surg, 1979 Sep, 2:1, 35-41
Abstract
Three patients with infratemporal fossa carcinomas presented with severe, unrelenting facial pain, weight loss, and 5th cranial nerve deficit. Erosion of the base of the skull at the foramen ovale was present in two of these patients. Histologic diagnosis of infratemporal fossa malignancy was obtained by needle biopsy of the foramen ovale region; the technique is described. This approach to the infratemporal fossa is preferred to the more complicated external surgical approach with its greater risk of morbidity. Surgical approaches to the infratemporal fossa are also reviewed. Two of the patients were treated with radiotherapy; the third refused further therapy. Supravoltage radiotherapy with curative intent is the recommended treatment because of the difficulty of an en bloc tumor resection in the infratemporal fossa. Radioactive gold seeds may be implanted through an external surgical approach to boost the local dose.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
82264902

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Carcinoma|*PA/SU; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell|*PA/SU; Skull Neoplasms|*PA/SU; Temporal Bone|*PA/SU
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Biopsy, Needle|MT; Case Report; Human; Male; Middle Age; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0148-6403
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 20 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Ultrasonically guided needle biopsy and cytologic diagnosis of solid intraocular tumors.
Author
Jakobiec FA; Coleman DJ; Chattock A; Smith M
Address
 
Source
Ophthalmology, 1979 Sep, 86:9, 1662-81
Abstract
Six solid intraocular tumors were reliably diagnosed by needle biopsies and cytologic examination of the aspirates. All of the tumors had an unusual clinical or diagnostic feature that raised the possibility of a non-melanomatous tumor. Two intraocular lesions that were obscured by opaque media or a retinal detachment were successfully biopsied under B-scan ultrasonographic guidance of the needle. Cytodiagnosis of narrow spindle B, plump spindle B, and eipthelioid cell types, as well as one case of Coats' disease, was possible and correlated closely with the predominant cell types comprising the lesions discovered on histopathologic examination of the globes that were enucleated. The ocular tissues were not significantly disturbed and hemorrhage was not a serious problem. Details of the biopsy and cytologic techniques, the major clinical indications, for the procedure, and the authors' belief that the procedure is not likely to produce local seeding or extraocular metastasis in cases of melanoma are presented and discussed. Considerable profit may attend the use of this technique for the diagnosis of possible metastatic lesions and tumors of the ciliary body. The technique, however, should not be routinely employed and should be restricted to extremely difficult diagnostic problems.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
81012755

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*MT; Melanoma|*PA; Retinal Diseases|DI/*PA; Ultrasonics|*DU; Uveal Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Breast Neoplasms|DI; Carcinoma|DI; Case Report; Choroid Neoplasms|DI; Ciliary Body|PA; Cytodiagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Human; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary|DI; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 21 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Multiplanar CT-guided stereotaxis and 125I interstitial radiotherapy. Image-guided tumor volume assessment, planning, dosimetric calculations, stereotactic biopsy and implantation of removable catheters.
Author
Zamorano L; Dujovny M; Malik G; Yakar D; Mehta B
Address
Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
Source
Appl Neurophysiol, 1987, 50:1-6, 281-6
Abstract
A method using Multiplanar CT-guided stereotactic biopsy and high-dose 125I interstitial radiotherapy in patients with malignant nonresectable or recurrent brain tumors is presented. Optimal interstitial radiotherapy requires careful preoperative planning, computer-assisted dosimetry, CT-guided stereotactic biopsy and implantation of catheters that will be loaded with 125I seeds. A method is presented by which the isodose curve distribution is adjusted to the tumor size, volume and axis, allowing treatment of the imaged and histologically determined border of the tumor with 60 Gy at a dose rate of 40 rad/h.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
88221183

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Brachytherapy|*; Brain Neoplasms|*PA/RT; Iodine Radioisotopes|*TU; Stereotaxic Techniques|*; Tomography, X-Ray Computed|*MT
MeSH Heading
Biopsy|MT; Human

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0302-2773
Country of Publication
SWITZERLAND

Record 22 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Results of biopsy after early stage prostatic cancer treatment by implantation of 125I seeds.
Author
Lytton B; Collins JT; Weiss RM; Schiff M Jr; McGuire EJ; Livolsi V
Address
 
Source
J Urol, 1979 Mar, 121:3, 306-9
Abstract
We have treated 77 patients for clinically early stage carcinoma of the prostate, 9 stage A2, 63 stage B and 5 stage C, with direct implantation of 125I seeds into the prostate and pelvic lymphadenectomy. It is estimated that a minimum dose of 15,000 rad but a maximum dose of 35,000 rad is delivered to the prostate over several months. Of the 77 patients 14 (18 per cent) had metastatic disease in the pelvic lymph nodes. In 22 cases perineal needle biopsy was done 12 to 18 months after treatment and in 3 cases a second biopsy was performed after 2 to 3 years. Persistent tumor was present in 11 biopsies. Cytological changes were observed in 8 of these, primarily cytoplasmic vacuolation and nuclear pyknosis. There seemed to be no relationship between grade and stage of disease and histological evidence of persistence of tumor after radiation. One patient with persistent tumor in the postoperative biopsy has shown progression of disease after 2 years and another with a negative biopsy has a bony metastasis. The remaining 10 patients with persistent tumor have shown no sign of progression of disease during a 2 to 4-year interval.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
79154224

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Iodine Radioisotopes|*TU; Prostatic Neoplasms|PA/*RT/SU
MeSH Heading
Biopsy, Needle; Cell Nucleus|UL; Human; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Methods; Middle Age; Radiotherapy Dosage; Vacuoles|UL

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0022-5347
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 23 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Malignant seeding of the tract after thin-needle aspiration biopsy.
Author
Ferrucci JT; Wittenberg J; Margolies MN; Carey RW
Address
 
Source
Radiology, 1979 Feb, 130:2, 345-6
Abstract
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is an established technique for cytodiagnosis of malignant neoplasms, yielding a high rate of positive tissue with negligible local sequelae. The authors report the first instance known to them of needle tract seeding following this biopsy technique in a patient with an unresectable pancreatic carcinoma. Because of the rarity of this occurrence, the procedural indications remain unaltered.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
79096837

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE/IS/MT; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Pancreatic Neoplasms|*DI/RA
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Cytodiagnosis; Human; Male; Needles; Risk; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0033-8419
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 24 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
The parotid lump--don't biopsy it! An approach to avoiding misadventure.
Author
Olsen KD
Address
 
Source
Postgrad Med, 1987 Mar, 81:4, 225-9, 232-4
Abstract
All lumps in the parotid region must be assumed to originate in the parotid gland. A mobile, superficial-appearing lesion cannot be assumed to be located just beneath the skin. Open incisional biopsy should never be used in approaching lumps in this region because of the danger of tumor seeding or damage to the facial nerve. The presence of a parotid lump is a definite indication for referral. Treatment by a head and neck surgeon is always done with the patient under general anesthesia. If these basic principles are followed, recurrence of mixed tumors often can be prevented.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
87146815

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Parotid Neoplasms|DI/*PA/SU
MeSH Heading
Adenocarcinoma|PA; Adenoma|PA; Adult; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell|PA; Case Report; Female; Human; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local|PC; Neoplasm Seeding; Referral and Consultation

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0032-5481
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 25 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Aspiration biopsy cytology a highly diagnostic procedure for assessing neck masses, excluding thyroid tumors.
Author
Matsuyama T; Fujii Y; Takeichi N; Dohi K
Address
 
Source
Jpn J Surg, 1986 Jul, 16:4, 239-44
Abstract
Aspiration biopsy cytology (ABC) was done on one hundred and forty-five patients with cervical tumors, excluding primary tumors of the thyroid and local metastasis of thyroid cancer, during the period of 44 months from 1981-85. Surgery was done on a total of fifty-five patients with lesions evaluated to be malignant and requiring resection. A correlation was determined between the histological diagnosis based on permanent paraffin sections and the diagnosis made by aspiration biology cytology in order to evaluate ABC in terms of accuracy together with its complications and limitations. The false positive rate was 6.6 per cent and the false negative rate was 8.3 per cent. Histologic diagnosis was predictable by ABC in eighty per cent of cases, but difficulty was experienced in predicting the histologic diagnosis in cases of a poorly differentiated malignancy. A few cases of slight subcutaneous bleeding occurred, but seeding implantation of cancer cells was nil. It was confirmed that ABC is a highly diagnostic procedure for assessing cervical tumors. The method is simple, safe and economical.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
87037662

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Head and Neck Neoplasms|*PA; Parathyroid Neoplasms|*PA; Salivary Gland Neoplasms|*PA; Soft Tissue Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Biopsy, Needle; Connective Tissue|PA; Diagnosis, Differential; Human; Lymph Nodes|PA; Lymphatic Metastasis; Parathyroid Glands|PA; Salivary Glands|PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0047-1909
Country of Publication
JAPAN

Record 26 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
The prognostic significance of post-irradiation biopsy results in patients with prostatic cancer.
Author
Scardino PT; Frankel JM; Wheeler TM; Meacham RB; Hoffman GS; Seale C; Wilbanks JH; Easley J; Carlton CE Jr
Address
 
Source
J Urol, 1986 Mar, 135:3, 510-6
Abstract
To evaluate the prognostic significance of post-irradiation biopsy results in patients with prostatic cancer, we reviewed the records of 803 patients who had been treated with pelvic lymph node dissection, radioactive gold seed implantation and external beam irradiation. Of the patients 124 had 1 or more biopsies within 6 to 36 months after completion of radiotherapy when there was no evidence of local or distant recurrence of tumor. Patients were followed for a mean of 64 months (range 14 to 175 months) and received no other therapy before relapse. Over-all, 43 of these patients (35 per cent) had a positive biopsy result. The incidence of positive biopsy results correlated directly with the initial stage of the tumor, ranging from 22 per cent of stage B1N to 50 per cent of stage C1 lesions. However, biopsy results did not correlate with the grade of the tumor. Local recurrence and distant metastases were much more common among patients with a positive biopsy result (p equals 0.0006). Local recurrence developed in 58 per cent of the patients with a positive biopsy by 5 years and in 82 per cent by 10 years. Of those in whom all biopsies were negative only 18 per cent had local recurrence by 5 years and 32 per cent by 10 years. Biopsy results retained their prognostic significance even among the more favorable subset of patients whose pelvic lymph nodes were negative initially and those with a normal prostatic examination at biopsy. These results indicate that a post-irradiation prostate biopsy 6 to 36 months after completion of treatment can be used to determine the efficacy of a particular radiotherapeutic regimen as well as the success or failure of radiotherapy in an individual patient.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
86115500

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Carcinoma|*PA/RT; Prostatic Neoplasms|*PA/RT
MeSH Heading
Aged; Human; Male; Middle Age; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local|PA; Prognosis

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0022-5347
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 27 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy via percutaneous transhepatic catheterization: technique and clinical results.
Author
Kuroda C; Yoshioka H; Tokunaga K; Hori S; Tanaka T; Nakao K; Okamura J; Sakurai M
Address
 
Source
Gastrointest Radiol, 1986, 11:1, 81-4
Abstract
Under fluoroscopy, we performed fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the pancreas and bile duct via percutaneous transhepatic catheterization in 24 patients with obstructive jaundice. The sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy of our technique were 67, 100, and 71%, respectively. This method of biopsy avoids malignant seeding of the tract and does not burden patients psychologically.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
86109319

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Bile Ducts|*PA; Biopsy, Needle|*MT; Catheterization|*MT; Pancreas|*PA
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Bile Duct Neoplasms|CO/RA; Cholestasis|ET; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Pancreatic Neoplasms|CO/RA; Punctures; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0364-2356
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 28 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Perineal seeding of prostatic carcinoma after needle biopsy.
Author
Addonizio JC; Kapoor SN
Address
 
Source
Urology, 1976 Nov, 8:5, 513-5
Abstract
The rarity of implantation of carcinoma of the prostate is generally accepted. In the last twenty years, there have been only 6 cases reported in the literature. We add a seventh case which is unique in that the seeding occurred after biopsy and intense radiotherapy was the only mode of treatment. We recommend that a sterilizing dose of radiotherapy be given to the perineum after perineal needle biopsy.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
77039668

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Perineum|*PA/SU; Prostatic Neoplasms|*PA/RT
MeSH Heading
Adenocarcinoma|PA/RT/SU; Case Report; Diethylstilbestrol|TU; Human; Male; Middle Age; Prostate|PA; Radiotherapy Dosage

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0090-4295
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 29 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Prostatic biopsy after irradiation therapy for prostatic cancer.
Author
Scardino PT; Wheeler TM
Address
 
Source
Urology, 1985 Feb, 25:2 Suppl, 39-46
Abstract
To determine the prognostic significance of a routine needle biopsy of the prostate performed six to thirty-six months after the completion of definitive radiotherapy, biopsy results were analyzed in 146 patients who had no evidence of disease at the time of biopsy and who received no other therapy before proved recurrence of the tumor. Patients were followed up a mean of 3.9 years after radioactive gold seed implantation and external beam irradiation. The total dose was 8,000 rad. Among 146 patients, 56 (38%) had one or more positive biopsy results within this time interval. The positive biopsy rate correlated with the clinical stage ranging from 17 per cent in Stage B1N to 59 per cent in Stage C1. The risk of developing local recurrence or distant metastases at any given time after irradiation therapy was markedly greater in those patients with a positive biopsy result (p less than 0.0005). Prostatic biopsy is an accurate means of measuring the success of radiotherapy. A positive postirradiation biopsy result carries grave prognostic implications for the patient and indicates that the treatment has failed.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
85116774

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|PA/*RT; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local|*PA; Prostate|*PA; Prostatic Neoplasms|PA/*RT
MeSH Heading
Actuarial Analysis; Biopsy; Brachytherapy; Gold Radioisotopes|TU; Human; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Prognosis; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy, High-Energy; Time Factors

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0090-4295
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Tumor seeding following stereotactic biopsy of brain metastases. Report of two cases.
Author
Karlsson B; Ericson K; Kihlström L; Grane P
Address
Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Source
J Neurosurg, 1997 Aug, 87:2, 327-30
Abstract
In a series of 22 patients treated with gamma knife surgery for brain metastasis in whom biopsy specimens were obtained via stereotactically guided procedures before the radiosurgical treatment was administered, two cases with evidence of tumor seeding were observed on subsequent follow-up examination. These findings contradict the opinion that the risk for tumor spread after a biopsy is negligible. This evidence may be explained by the fact that radiosurgery leaves the surrounding tissue unaffected by the treatment, which results in preserved anatomy around the tumor. This allows the surgeon to define the previous biopsy channel and, consequently, whether a distant tumor recurrence may have resulted from tumor seeding related to the biopsy procedure. Additionally, radiosurgical treatment leaves tumor cells that may have been spread as a result of the biopsy unaffected, giving them the potential to divide and develop into a new tumor. In contrast to this, microsurgical removal of the tumor will affect the surrounding tissue, making it impossible to detect whether new metastases are resulting from seeding. Furthermore, conventional fractionated radiation therapy will sterilize tumor cells that may have spread, thus making it impossible for these cells to regrow. The authors conclude that the risk for tumor seeding following a stereotactically guided biopsy may be higher than previously assumed.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
97396114

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy|*AE; Brain Neoplasms|RA/*SC; Kidney Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Case Report; Female; Human; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Stereotaxic Techniques; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0022-3085
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Fine needle aspiration biopsy in ophthalmology.
Author
Midena E; Segato T; Piermarocchi S; Boccato P
Address
 
Source
Surv Ophthalmol, 1985 May, 29:6, 410-22
Abstract
When noninvasive techniques fail to confirm or rule out the suspicion of a malignant lesion, fine needle aspiration biopsy may provide an efficient, economical and relatively safe method of obtaining material for cytological study. The technique may also be valuable for intraoperative morphological evaluation. Traumatic complications produced by fine (21-25 gauge) needles are infrequent and almost never serious, and concerns about tumor seeding through the procedure have been largely dispelled by recent studies. Reliable results require a high level of skill in performing the aspiration procedure and in cytologically examining the small amount of material obtained. The authors review the history, applications, techniques and complications of fine needle aspiration biopsy, presenting guidelines for and illustrations of its use in specific ophthalmic situations.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
85245202

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*/AE; Eye Diseases|DI/*PA
MeSH Heading
Animal; Choroid Neoplasms|DI/PA; Eye Neoplasms|DI/PA; Human; Melanoma|DI/PA; Methods; Optic Nerve Diseases|DI; Orbital Neoplasms|DI; Rabbits

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW
ISSN
0039-6257
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 32 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Stereotaxic biopsy and radioactive implantation for interstitial therapy of tumors of the pineal region.
Author
Frank F; Gaist G; Piazza G; Ricci RF; Sturiale C; Galassi E
Address
 
Source
Surg Neurol, 1985 Mar, 23:3, 275-80
Abstract
Stereotaxic biopsy was performed in 10 patients with tumors of the pineal region. On the basis of intraoperative tissue diagnosis, low-energy radioactive sources (125I) were implanted in seven patients for interstitial irradiation during the same stereotaxic procedure. Results were good in five cases. This therapeutic modality appears to be indicated in cases of proven low-grade malignancy, inasmuch as the implantation of radioactive sources in a highly malignant lesion carries the risk of severe, often irreversible, damage to the surrounding brain, because of possible seed migration.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
85142750

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Brachytherapy|*; Brain Neoplasms|*PA/PP/RA/RT; Pineal Body|*; Stereotaxic Techniques|*
MeSH Heading
Adolescence; Adult; Biopsy; Child; Comparative Study; Drug Implants; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0090-3019
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 33 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Ultrasonically guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy of solid masses.
Author
Phillips G; Schneider M
Address
 
Source
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 1981, 4:1, 33-8
Abstract
Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a highly accurate cytologic technique in the differentiation of benign vs. malignant disease. After careful localization with the ultrasound beam, a 22 gauge 0.6 mm needle is used to obtain four to five cell samples. Seventy percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsies were performed on pancreatic, liver, renal, chest, pelvic, pancreatic nodes, subcutaneous nodules, and other retroperitoneal masses. Ninety-three percent accuracy was obtained with no complications. Studies in four patients with carcinoma of the tail of the pancreas were falsely negative for malignant cells; all four patients had desmoplastic tumors. Complications of hemorrhage, tumor seeding, infection, fistula formation, and pain encountered with other methods and using larger bore needles have not been found with the fine needle technique. It is a safe, accurate method that can be performed as an out-patient procedure.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
81234433

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Abdominal Neoplasms|*DI/PA; Biopsy, Needle|*/MT; Ultrasonics|*DU
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Case Report; Female; Human; Kidney|PA; Liver|PA; Male; Middle Age; Pancreas|PA; Thorax|PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0174-1551
Country of Publication
GERMANY, WEST

Record 34 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Tumor seeding in ocular fine needle aspiration biopsy.
Author
Karcioglu ZA; Gordon RA; Karcioglu GL
Address
 
Source
Ophthalmology, 1985 Dec, 92:12, 1763-7
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of tumor cell seeding in needle tracks following fine needle aspiration biopsy of intraocular tumors. Sixteen biopsies were performed in four enucleated globes (3 with retinoblastoma and 1 with choroidal melanoma). The biopsies were done immediately after surgery and the needle tracks from the pars plana region were serially sectioned for histological examination. Clusters of tumor cells were seen within six of the 11 needle tracks that could be histologically identified.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
86119710

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*/AE; Choroid Neoplasms|*PA; Eye Neoplasms|*PA; Melanoma|*PA; Retinoblastoma|*PA
MeSH Heading
Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0161-6420
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Excision of melanoma after initial biopsy. An immunohistochemical study.
Author
Penneys NS
Address
 
Source
J Am Acad Dermatol, 1985 Dec, 13:6, 995-8
Abstract
An immunohistochemical method for the demonstration of S-100 protein was used to identify melanocytes in fourteen cases of malignant melanoma subsequently excised after initial punch biopsy. Although S-100 protein-containing cutaneous nerves and dermal dendritic cells could be identified within the area of dermal repair, there was no evidence of physical movement of atypical melanocytes or nevus cells downward into the scarified area. This study cannot confirm the concept that punch biopsy of melanoma physically seeds atypical cells into the dermis.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
86086640

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy|*AE; Melanoma|*AN/PA/SU; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Nerve Tissue Protein S 100|*AN; Skin Neoplasms|*AN/PA/SU
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Female; Human; Male; Melanocytes|AN; Middle Age; Risk; Skin|PA; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0190-9622
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
A rapid method for establishing short-term primary cultures of human tumor cells from fresh tumor biopsies.
Author
Mavligit GM; Barsales PB; Gutterman JU; Mackay B; Hersh EM
Address
 
Source
Proc Soc Exp Biol Med, 1975 Dec, 150:3, 597-601
Abstract
A rapid method for the establishment of short-term primary cultures of human tumor cells obtained from fresh surgical biopsies is described. The method consists of the separation of the viable fraction of tumor cells by differential flotation on ficoll-hypaque density solution and its subsequent seeding into culture flasks. Tumor cell growth is established within 2-3 days. The incidence of overgrowth with fibroblasts is apparently reduced and usually delayed for 4-5 weeks, but cannot be prevented by this method.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
76103043

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Cells, Cultured|*/ME; Melanoma|*/PA
MeSH Heading
Biopsy; Carcinoma|PA; Cell Separation|MT; Colonic Neoplasms|PA; Human; Neoplasm Metastasis; Sarcoma|PA; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0037-9727
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Rapid intra-abdominal spread of pancreatic cancer. Influence of multiple operative biopsy procedures.
Author
Weiss SM; Skibber JM; Mohiuddin M; Rosato FE
Address
 
Source
Arch Surg, 1985 Apr, 120:4, 415-6
Abstract
Intra-abdominal spread of tumor is a common cause of treatment failure in patients with pancreatic cancer. We have reviewed 62 patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing repeat laparotomy in order to learn what factors are associated with the high risk of intra-abdominal metastases. Patients who underwent two or more operative biopsy procedures were at a markedly increased risk of developing intra-abdominal tumor seeding. These metastases were not detectable by preoperative computed tomography scan or ultrasound. This information affirms that multiple biopsies of pancreatic tumors increase the risk of local disease failure, and regimens based on nonoperative staging are likely to incorrectly minimize the extent of tumor involvement.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
85173826

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy|*AE; Pancreatic Neoplasms|PA/*SU; Peritoneal Neoplasms|ET/PA/*SC
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Risk

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0004-0010
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 38 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of intraocular cancer. Cytologic-histologic correlations.
Author
Augsburger JJ; Shields JA; Folberg R; Lang W; OHara BJ; Claricci JD
Address
 
Source
Ophthalmology, 1985 Jan, 92:1, 39-49
Abstract
Fine needle aspiration biopsy was used as an investigational procedure in the evaluation of 71 eyes harboring a suspected intraocular malignancy between January 8, 1981, and January 21, 1983. Twenty-seven of these 71 biopsies were performed prior to any treatment as a diagnostic procedure and the others were performed following enucleation or tumor excision to provide specimens for cytologic-histologic correlation. The histologic findings confirmed the cytologic diagnosis of malignancy or benignancy in 94.3% of the 53 cases in which a corresponding tissue specimen was available for histologic evaluation. None of the eight eyes with a cytologically confirmed diagnosis of malignancy that were managed conservatively following the biopsy has experienced visual loss attributable to the biopsy. There have been no instances of documented needle tract seeding by tumor cells or orbital tumor recurrence to date in the 27 cases in which diagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy had been performed prior to treatment.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
85139103

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|IS/*MT; Eye Neoplasms|*PA/SC/SU
MeSH Heading
Choroid Neoplasms|PA; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Eye|PA; Human; Melanoma|PA; Retinoblastoma|PA; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Uveal Neoplasms|PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0161-6420
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 39 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Diaphragmatic and subcutaneous seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma following fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Author
Navarro F; Taourel P; Michel J; Perney P; Fabre JM; Blanc F; Domergue J
Address
DÆepartement de Transplantation HÆepatique, Service de Chirurgie Digestive C, Montpellier, France.
Source
Liver, 1998 Aug, 18:4, 251-4
Abstract
AIMS/BACKGROUND: We report the discovery of associated metastatic subcutaneous and metastatic diaphragmatic nodules on the needle track after fine-needle biopsy aspiration under echography, which has not yet been reported in the literature. METHODS: A 35-year-old man with non-replicating hepatitis B virus presented with a tumor that suggested hepatocarcinoma with cirrhosis. A diagnostic needle biopsy was carried out before surgery. Twelve months later, he presented with a series of four continuous metastatic diaphragmatic nodules on the inner wall lining the needle track. Surgery was performed, followed by external radiation (40 Gy). CONCLUSIONS: The risk of seeding following fine-needle biopsy aspiration of hepatocellular carcinoma can no longer be considered negligable. The real risk is probably underestimated. Even for biopsy of lesions localized to the inferior part of the liver, diaphragmatic seeding is possible. This seeding necessitates surgical resection, increasing the therapeutic morbidity of hepatocellular carcinomas. We believe that in cases where investigation of a small hepatic tumor suggests a hepatocellular carcinoma that could be resected, or for candidate patients for liver transplantation. one should not puncture the tumor. If this diagnostic biopsy is essential, then the needle track could be resected upon surgery, after cutaneous external tattooing.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
98438210

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|*PA; Diaphragm|*PA; Liver|*PA; Liver Neoplasms|*PA/VI; Skin|*PA; Skin Neoplasms|*SC
MeSH Heading
Adult; Biopsy, Needle|AE; Case Report; Hepatitis B Virus|IP; Human; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0106-9543
Country of Publication
DENMARK

Record 40 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Cutaneous seeding following fine needle biopsy of colonic liver metastases.
Author
McGrath FP; Gibney RG; Rowley VA; Scudamore CH
Address
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.
Source
Clin Radiol, 1991 Feb, 43:2, 130-1
Abstract
Needle track seeding is a rare complication of percutaneous needle biopsy which has become less frequent with the advent of the fine needle. We describe one case of malignant cutaneous seeding following fine needle aspiration of a peripherally based hepatic metastasis from colonic carcinoma. This report underlines the need to traverse normal adjacent liver parenchyma prior to entering a peripherally-based metastatic deposit to reduce the likelihood of malignant cutaneous seeding.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
91168488

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Colonic Neoplasms|*PA/SU; Liver Neoplasms|*SC/SU; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Skin Neoplasms|ET/*SC/SU
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Female; Human

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0009-9260
Country of Publication
ENGLAND

Record 41 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Complications of percutaneous abdominal fine-needle biopsy. Review.
Author
Smith EH
Address
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
Source
Radiology, 1991 Jan, 178:1, 253-8
Abstract
To determine whether the increasing use of percutaneous fine-needle biopsy of abdominal lesions is associated with an increase in serious complications, the author updated a literature search and evaluated a questionnaire (distributed among selected hospitals in the United States in 1986 and 1987) that followed up a questionnaire distributed in 1983. The updated literature review revealed a total of 24 deaths and 20 needle tract seedings. The updated questionnaire revealed five deaths after 16,381 biopsies (0.031%), whereas the previous questionnaire had shown four deaths after 63,108 biopsies (0.006%). Two similar European questionnaires revealed mortality rates of 0.008% and 0.018%, respectively. Of the total of 33 deaths, 21 involved biopsies of liver lesions; six involved pancreatic biopsies. Seventeen of the 21 deaths after liver biopsies were secondary to hemorrhage; five of the six deaths after pancreatic biopsies were due to pancreatitis. Of the 23 instances of needle tract seeding, 10 occurred after biopsies of pancreatic malignancies. The frequencies of needle tract seeding in the four questionnaires were 0.005%, 0.006%, 0.003%, and 0.009%, respectively. Although infrequent, serious complications may be associated with this procedure. The author makes suggestions that may help minimize them.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
91074991

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Abdominal Neoplasms|*PA; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Europe|EP; Human; Liver Neoplasms|PA; Mortality; Pancreatic Neoplasms|PA; Questionnaires; United States|EP

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, MULTICASE
ISSN
0033-8419
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 42 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Surface coverage of vascular grafts with cultured human endothelial cells from subcutaneous fat tissue obtained with a biopsy needle.
Author
Koyama M; Satoh K; Yoshida H; Suzuki S; Koie H; Takamatsu S
Address
Department of Pathological Physiology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Source
Thromb Haemost, 1996 Oct, 76:4, 610-4
Abstract
Surface coverage with autogeneous endothelial cells is effective in reducing thrombogenicity of an artificial vascular graft, but procedure for obtaining the cells is invasive for patients. The purpose of this study was to establish cultures of human endothelial cells separated from a small piece of subcutaneous fat tissue. A piece of tissue weighing about 10 mg was obtained from subcutaneous fat using a biopsy needle, and treated with collagenase and dispase. Microvascular endothelial cells were selected and other types of cells contaminating the cultures were eliminated by scraping with a needle under a microscope. The yield of the cells was 8362 +/- 4264/10 mg of subcutaneous fat (n = 7). The cultures reached confluence in about 2 weeks. The cells were positive for von Willebrand factor, P-selectin, and uptake of acetylated low density lipoprotein. The cells produced 15.9 +/- 3.3 ng/mg cell protein/h of 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (n = 5) when stimulated with thrombin. Thrombin also stimulated the production of platelet-activating factor: 7653 +/- 4297 dpm/10(6) cells (n = 5). Endothelin-1 accumulation in the medium of unstimulated endothelial cells was 0.54 +/- 0.16 ng/mg cell protein/10 h (n = 8). As a preliminary experiment for graft seeding, the cells were also cultured on pieces of a gelatin-coated Dacron graft, and scanning electron microscopy revealed the surface coverage of the graft. We herein described about successful culture of human microvascular endothelial cells from subcutaneous fat tissue obtained using a biopsy needle. The cultured cells may be applicable to a seeded vascular graft.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
97058685

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adipose Tissue|*CY; Biopsy, Needle|*IS; Blood Vessel Prosthesis|*; Endothelium, Vascular|CY/ME/*TR
MeSH Heading
Cell Separation; Cells, Cultured; Endothelin-1|BI; Human; Microcirculation|ME; Platelet Activating Factor|BI; Surface Properties; 6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha|BI

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0340-6245
Country of Publication
GERMANY

Record 43 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Accurate preoperative evaluation of liver mass lesions without fine-needle biopsy.
Author
Torzilli G; Minagawa M; Takayama T; Inoue K; Hui AM; Kubota K; Ohtomo K; Makuuchi M
Address
Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Source
Hepatology, 1999 Oct, 30:4, 889-93
Abstract
Fine-needle biopsy (FNB) is associated with problems, such as tumor seeding, which are probably underestimated. The aim of this study was to validate prospectively the accuracy of our diagnostic work-up without FNB, for defining indications for surgery in a cohort of patients with focal liver lesions (FLLs). Between January 1997 and December 1998, 160 consecutive patients carrying 225 FLLs admitted to our department were evaluated prospectively. Preoperative diagnoses were established by means of clinical histories, serum tumor marker levels, ultrasonography, and spiral computed tomography (CT). Angiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and Lipiodol-CT were performed when it was considered necessary to plan the surgical strategy. All the patients underwent surgery and results of pathological examinations were obtained for all of them. The preoperative diagnoses of 221 of the 225 lesions (98.2%) were confirmed, and the indications for liver resection in 156 of the 160 patients (97.5%) were correct. The respective accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 99.6%, 100%, 98.9%, 99.3%, and 100% for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); 99.1%, 100%, 98.8%, 96.9%, and 100% for metastases; 99.6%, 100%, 99.5%, 91%, and 100% for cholangiocellular carcinomas (CCCs); all 100% for mixed HCC-CCCs; and 98.7%, 57.1%, 100%, 100%, and 98.6% for benign tumors. In view of these results, the fact that the real risks of FNB have yet to be established and the possibility that tumor seeding has a major impact on patient prognosis, the use of FNB should be drastically limited.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
99428433

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Bile Duct Neoplasms|*DI/PA/SU; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic|*/PA/SU; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|*DI/PA/SU; Cholangiocarcinoma|*DI/PA/SU; Liver Neoplasms|*DI/PA/SU
MeSH Heading
Angiography; Biopsy, Needle; Cohort Studies; Contrast Media; Human; Iodized Oil|DU; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Age; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonography

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0270-9139
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 44 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Malignant seeding of the needle track during stereotaxic core needle breast biopsy [see comments]
Author
Harter LP; Curtis JS; Ponto G; Craig PH
Address
Breast Care Center, Goleta Valley Community Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.
Source
Radiology, 1992 Dec, 185:3, 713-4
Abstract
Early reports demonstrated the diagnostic advantage of large-core (14-gauge) biopsy over fine-needle aspiration biopsy of nonpalpable lesions of the breast without apparent significant increase in morbidity. A case of malignant seeding of the needle track after a large-core biopsy of a mucinous carcinoma of the breast is documented. The potential for increased risk of tract seeding of malignancy must be considered.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
93066971

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous|DI/*PA/RA; Biopsy, Needle|*AE/IS/MT; Breast|*PA; Breast Neoplasms|DI/*PA/RA; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Stereotaxic Techniques|*
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Female; Human; Mammography; Needles

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0033-8419
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Evaluation of large-needle biopsy for the diagnosis of cancer.
Author
Roussel F; Nouvet G
Address
Laboratoire d'Histologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Rouen, HÈopital Charles Nicolle, France.
Source
Acta Cytol, 1995 May, 39:3, 449-52
Abstract
The arguments for a choice between a large or fine needle in the diagnosis of tumors are still unclear. This paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of large-needle biopsy and fine needle aspiration. Reports indicate that although the procedures have the same diagnostic efficacy, the risk of tumor seeding is far higher following large-needle biopsy. For this reason it should be avoided for the diagnosis of cancer. The risk of tumor seeding after fine needle aspiration may be reduced by performance through a cover of normal parenchyma, by maintaining suction during withdrawal of the needle and by examining samples for quality during the procedure.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
95282546

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|AE/*MT; Neoplasms|*DI
MeSH Heading
Abdominal Neoplasms|DI; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic|DI; Evaluation Studies; Human; Lung Neoplasms|DI; Male; Mesothelioma|DI; Neoplasm Seeding; Pleural Neoplasms|DI; Prostatic Neoplasms|DI; Risk Factors

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL
ISSN
0001-5547
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 46 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Embolic vascular seeding of endometrial adenocarcinoma, a complication of hysteroscopic endometrial biopsy.
Author
Workman RD; Wong DS; Pitts WC
Address
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Francis Health System, 400 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15201, USA.
Source
Gynecol Oncol, 1999 Feb, 72:2, 261-4
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A case of embolic vascular seeding of endometrial adenocarcinoma following hysteroscopy is reported. METHODS: This phenomenon was recognized in the uterus specimen from a hysterectomy performed 1 week after hysteroscopic endometrial biopsy. Tissue processing artifact was excluded. RESULTS: Since the patient was otherwise low risk, treatment was limited to hysterectomy. The patient was not given adjuvant therapy. Two years later she remains alive and well with no evidence of disease. The surgical, morphologic, and clinical features of this case are presented and illustrated. CONCLUSION: Previous reports of peritoneal tumor seeding associated with hysteroscopy are reviewed. Tumor embolization during hysteroscopic endometrial biopsy was not followed by tumor recurrence in this case. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
99146948

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|*PA/TH; Endometrial Neoplasms|*PA/TH; Hysteroscopy|*AE; Neoplasm Circulating Cells|*PA; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Biopsy; Case Report; Female; Human; Hysterectomy; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0090-8258
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 47 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Tumor seeding occurring after fine-needle biopsy of abdominal malignancies.
Author
Lundstedt C; Stridbeck H; Andersson R; Tranberg KG; Andrén Sandberg A
Address
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Source
Acta Radiol, 1991 Nov, 32:6, 518-20
Abstract
Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy is a commonly used diagnostic procedure with a high accuracy and a low complication rate. However, tumor seeding in the biopsy tracts has been recorded with a frequency of one in 20,000-40,000 biopsies. We report 5 cases of percutaneous tumor seeding recorded after 5,000 fine-needle biopsies of abdominal malignancies at our institution. The risk of implantation metastases induced by fine-needle biopsy warrants consideration in patients with abdominal malignancies since it may compromise the outcome of radical surgery. It should only be performed when the result of the procedure has a direct impact on the choice of therapy.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
92075448

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Abdominal Neoplasms|*DI; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Adult; Case Report; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0284-1851
Country of Publication
SWEDEN

Record 48 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Perineal seeding of prostatic carcinoma after Trucut biopsy.
Author
Baech J; Göte H; Raahave D
Address
Department of Urology, University Hospital, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Source
Urol Int, 1990, 45:6, 370-1
Abstract
Perineal seeding of cancer of the prostate is a rare complication after transperineal prostatic biopsy. In the present case the biopsy responsible for the seeding was false-negative, but microscopy of the perineal lesion showed a differentiated adenocarcinoma.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
91143030

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|*PA; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Perineum|*; Prostatic Neoplasms|*PA
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; False Negative Reactions; Human; Male; Prostate|PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0042-1138
Country of Publication
SWITZERLAND

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Title
Percutaneous biopsy of operable liver lesions: is it necessary or advisable?
Author
Jourdan JL; Stubbs RS
Address
Wakefield Clinic for Gastrointestinal Diseases, Wellington.
Source
N Z Med J, 1996 Dec, 109:1035, 469-70
Abstract
AIM: The necessity and desirability of performing percutaneous biopsy of potentially resectable liver tumours is called into question. METHODS: Two cases are reported in which percutaneous biopsy of resectable liver tumours was performed unnecessarily and resulted in needle track seeding. RESULTS: In both instances patients who underwent potentially curative liver resection were rendered incurable because of biopsy track recurrence. CONCLUSION: The common practice of performing percutaneous ultrasound or CT guided biopsy of potentially resectable lesions in the liver is generally neither necessary nor desirable.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
97159289

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|ET/*PA/SC; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|*PA; Liver Neoplasms|*PA/SC; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local|*ET; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Skin Neoplasms|*ET/SC
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Case Report; Fatal Outcome; Female; Human; Male; Preoperative Care; Rectal Neoplasms|PA; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0028-8446
Country of Publication
NEW ZEALAND

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Title
Iatrogenic urinary tract infection with Pseudomonas cepacia after transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the prostate.
Author
Keizur JJ; Lavin B; Leidich RB
Address
Department of Urology, Oakland Naval Hospital California.
Source
J Urol, 1993 Mar, 149:3, 523-6
Abstract
In response to an unexplained development of Pseudomonas cepacia cystoprostatitis after transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy, a retrospective review of records and biopsy protocol was performed at our institution. Between June 5, 1990 and January 9, 1991 no documented infections occurred in 272 patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsy. During the next 6 months, however, 9 of 110 patients (8.2%) presented again with infectious symptomatology after transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the prostate. Culture of a majority of the specimens (67%) yielded P. cepacia. Two additional asymptomatic patients became colonized with P. cepacia. Environmental investigations revealed the ultrasound transmission gel as the source of the contamination. The proposed mechanism of infection was direct prostate or bladder seeding of contaminated transmission gel used to prepare the ultrasound transducer probe. Infections developed in immunocompetent patients despite adequate antimicrobial prophylaxis most likely secondary to underlying bladder outlet obstruction and significant direct inoculum of organisms. We currently recommend use of individualized sterile packets of transmission gel in addition to appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis and povidone-iodine cleansing enemas when performing transrectal sonographic guided biopsies of the prostate.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
93172423

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*/MT; Burkholderia cepacia|*IP; Drug Contamination|*; Gels|*; Iatrogenic Disease|*; Prostatitis|*MI; Pseudomonas Infections|*MI; Ultrasonography|*/MT; Urinary Tract Infections|*MI
MeSH Heading
Human; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms|PA; Rectum; Retrospective Studies

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0022-5347
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

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Title
Chest wall metastasis after percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Author
Sing RF; Kefalides PT; Mette SA; Fallahnejad M
Address
Department of Surgery, Trauma Service-Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28232-2861, USA.
Source
J Am Osteopath Assoc, 1996 Sep, 96:9, 546-7
Abstract
Presented is a case of a chest wall metastasis due to tumor seeding along the needle tract from a percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of a lung carcinoma. At thoracostomy, the patient was found to have a chest wall lesion at the site of the FNAB that had been performed 4 months earlier. This relatively uncommon complication has been reported elsewhere, but its significance with respect to the management of lung lesions suspected to be malignant has not been defined. The authors maintain that FNAB may not be indicated in select patients. The application of this diagnostic modality should be considered individually on the basis of the patient's operative risk as well as the risk for having a primary lung carcinoma develop.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
97040210

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell|*SC; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Thoracic Neoplasms|ET/*SC
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Human; Lung Neoplasms|PA; Male; Risk Factors

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0003-0287
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 52 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Perineal prostatic cancer seeding following Urocut needle biopsy.
Author
Szentgyörgyi E
Address
Department of Urology, JÆavorszky OdÂon City Hospital, VÆac, Hungary.
Source
Int Urol Nephrol, 1996, 28:1, 87-90
Abstract
A case of perineal tumour seeding after needle core biopsy of prostatic cancer is presented. This rare complication of prostatic needle biopsy occurred following false-negative tissue sampling in a patient subsequently treated by irradiation therapy and total androgenic blockade.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
96331573

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|*PA/SU; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Perineum|*; Prostatic Neoplasms|*PA/SU
MeSH Heading
Case Report; Human; Male; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0301-1623
Country of Publication
HUNGARY

Record 53 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Needle track seeding of primary and secondary liver carcinoma after percutaneous liver biopsy.
Author
John TG; Garden OJ
Address
University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
Source
HPB Surg, 1993, 6:3, 199-203; discussion 203-4
Abstract
Seeding of tumour in the needle track following percutaneous needle biopsy of liver neoplasms is rarely reported. We describe two such cases following the needle biopsy of an hepatocellular carcinoma and secondary colorectal carcinoma respectively. The risk of needle track recurrence of liver tumours should not be regarded as insignificant. The diagnosis of liver neoplasms may be achieved by non-invasive modalities, and their needle biopsy should be reserved for cases not amenable to surgical resection.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
93257372

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|*PA/*SC; Biopsy, Needle|*AE/IS; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|*PA/*SC; Liver Neoplasms|*PA/*SC; Neoplasm Seeding|*
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Colonic Neoplasms|PA; Female; Human; Ligaments|PA; Male; Middle Age; Muscular Diseases|PA

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW OF REPORTED CASES
ISSN
0894-8569
Country of Publication
SWITZERLAND

Record 54 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Subcutaneous seeding of small hepatocellular carcinoma after fine needle aspiration biopsy.
Author
Yamada N; Shinzawa H; Ukai K; Wakabayashi H; Togashi H; Takahashi T; Seo N; Ishiyama S; Tsukamoto M; Fuyama S
Address
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Source
J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1993 Mar, 8:2, 195-8
Abstract
Ultrasonically guided fine needle (21 gauge) aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was performed on a patient with a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) measuring 1.5 x 1.5 cm in segment VI of the liver. The tumour was located just beneath the liver surface. Subsegmentectomy of segment VI was performed. Twelve months after the biopsy and 10 months after the operation, levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by Vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) increased gradually without any evidence of recurrence of HCC in the liver. Thirteen months after the biopsy, the patient palpated a hard subcutaneous nodule 1.5 cm in diameter in the right lower anterior chest wall at the insertion site of the biopsy needle. A subcutaneous tumour was excised and histological examination revealed moderately differentiated HCC. The levels of AFP and PIVKA-II normalized thereafter. These tumour markers were therefore useful for diagnosing the subcutaneous nodule as a metastatic HCC. The patient is currently doing well without further recurrence of HCC or needle-tract seeding 23 months after subsegmentectomy and 11 months after excision of the subcutaneous tumour.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
93229725

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|PA/*SC; Liver Neoplasms|*PA; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Skin Neoplasms|ET/PA/*SC
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Female; Human

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0815-9319
Country of Publication
AUSTRALIA

Record 55 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Fine-needle biopsy in focal liver lesions: the usefulness of a screening programme and the role of cytology and microhistology.
Author
Herszenyi L; Farinati F; Cecchetto A; Marafin C; de Maria N; Cardin R; Naccarato R
Address
Cattedra Malattie Apparato Digerente, Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita di Padova, Italy.
Source
Ital J Gastroenterol, 1995 Dec, 27:9, 473-8
Abstract
We evaluated the diagnostic usefulness of 244 ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsies (FNB) in 226 patients with suspected liver malignancies. A malignancy was detected in 166 cases (73%) -145 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), 21 metastases; benign lesions were aspirated in 60 cases (27%). The sensitivity of FNB was 93%, with 100% specificity. In the FNB false-negative cirrhotic nodules, a final diagnosis of HCC was reached on repeating the biopsy 1-8 months later. When both cytological and microhistological examinations were performed, the positive correlation between the two techniques was 80%, with a slightly higher sensitivity for microhistology (93%). The malignancies diagnosed were potentially resectable in 26% of cases. We experienced 1 acute complication of FNB and 1 case of needle tract tumour seeding. These results confirm that FNB is useful in diagnosing malignant liver tumours. We believe that US-guided FNB is the first-choice invasive technique for assessing focal benign lesions and malignant tumors in the liver.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
97078390

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*/AE/MT; Liver|*PA/US; Liver Diseases|*PA/PC/US; Liver Neoplasms|*PA/PC/US; Mass Screening|*
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|PA/PC/US; Feasibility Studies; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Neoplasm Seeding; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0392-0623
Country of Publication
ITALY

Record 56 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
The current role of percutaneous biopsy in the evaluation of renal masses.
Author
Herts BR; Baker ME
Address
Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Source
Semin Urol Oncol, 1995 Nov, 13:4, 254-61
Abstract
Percutaneous biopsy of intraabdominal masses is a safe and accurate means of obtaining a tissue diagnosis without surgical exploration. It is often sufficient to determine treatment plans and in many instances, obviates the need for surgery. Percutaneous biopsy of renal masses has traditionally had a limited role in the United States. However, with a recent increase in the detection of small renal masses because of the widespread use of abdominal computed tomography (CT), there is an increasing role for percutaneous biopsy in the management of renal masses. Percutaneous biopsy of renal masses is indicated to differentiate between a primary renal cell carcinoma and metastatic disease in patients with a known extrarenal primary. Percutaneous biopsy is also indicated to establish a diagnosis of renal lymphoma and abscess. Complications of percutaneous biopsy include bleeding, pneumothorax, and tumor seeding along the needle tract; fortunately, these complications are uncommon. We will review the indications, techniques, complications, sensitivity, and accuracy of CT and ultrasound-guided biopsy of renal masses. Urologists and radiologists should both be familiar with the indications and contraindications of percutaneous biopsy to insure the appropriate management of renal masses.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
96167144

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|AE/CT/*MT; Kidney Neoplasms|*DI/SC/US
MeSH Heading
Blood Coagulation Disorders|DI; Human; Neoplasm Seeding; Sensitivity and Specificity

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL
ISSN
1081-0943
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 57 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Maintenance on extracellular matrix and expression of heparanase activity by human ovarian carcinoma cells from biopsy specimens.
Author
Peretz T; Antebi SU; Beller U; Horowitz AT; Fuks Z; Vlodavsky I
Address
Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Source
Int J Cancer, 1990 Jun, 45:6, 1054-60
Abstract
A routine procedure has been developed for the isolation and maintenance in culture of human ovarian carcinoma cells derived from biopsy specimens. Cell attachment, plating efficiency and initial outgrowth were greatly improved by seeding the cells on a basement-membrane-like extracellular matrix (ECM) deposited by cultured corneal endothelial cells. These effects were most significant in serum-free conditions which markedly reduced the rate of cell attachment and growth on regular tissue culture plastic. In 60-80% of the cases and regardless of the patient's age, cells cultured on ECM in the absence of serum divided actively and formed a tightly packed epithelial cell monolayer. Fibroblast overgrowth and cell detachment often occurred on ECM in the presence of serum. Incubation of the human ovarian carcinoma cells with sulfate-labelled ECM, resulted in the release of heparan sulfate degradation fragments, 4- to 7-fold smaller than intact heparan sulfate side chains. This degradation was brought about by endoglycosidase (heparanase) activity expressed to a higher extent by cells that were first maintained in primary cultures as compared with cell aggregates taken directly from the biopsy specimen. In most cases, cells derived from metastatic tumors expressed a higher heparanase activity than cells from the primary ovarian tumor. This result corroborates previous studies, performed with cell lines, on the possible involvement of heparanase in tumor cell invasion and metastasis.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
90277241

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Carcinoma|*EN/GE/PA; Extracellular Matrix|*EN; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic|*PH; Glycoside Hydrolases|*GE/ME; Ovarian Neoplasms|*EN/GE/PA
MeSH Heading
Autoradiography; Biopsy; Comparative Study; Cytological Techniques; Female; Heparitin Sulfate|ME; Human; Neoplasm Metastasis; Proteochondroitin Sulfates|ME; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Tumor Cells, Cultured|EN

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0020-7136
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 58 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Color Doppler findings of tumor seeding after US-guided liver tumor biopsy.
Author
Konno K; Ishida H; Hamashima Y; Komatsuda T; Sato M; Furuya T; Asanuma Y; Masamune O
Address
First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan,
Source
Abdom Imaging, 1999 Jul, 24:4, 401-3
Abstract
We present two cases with tumor seeding along the needle tract occurring after a large-core needle liver tumor biopsy performed at other hospitals. Color Doppler sonography showed the hypervascular nature of the lesion and increased diagnostic confidence.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
99321658

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular|*PA/SU/US; Liver Neoplasms|*PA/SU/US; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Thoracic Neoplasms|*SC/SU/*US; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color|*
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Human; Male; Middle Age

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0942-8925
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 59 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
CT-guided pleural needle biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma.
Author
Metintas M; Ozdemir N; Isiksoy S; Kaya T; Ekici M; Erginel S; Harmanci E; Erdinç P; Ulgey N; Alatas F
Address
Department of Chest Diseases, Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, EskiÀsehir, Turkey.
Source
J Comput Assist Tomogr, 1995 May, 19:3, 370-4
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to determine the sensitivity of CT-guided closed pleural needle biopsy (CPNB) for the histopathologic diagnosis of diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma (DMPM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients with DMPM were studied with CT-guided CPNB. Tumor specimens were classified according to their cell types. RESULTS: In 25 (83.3%) patients, the diagnosis was made by CT-guided CPNB. The remaining five patients were diagnosed by thoracoscopy, thoracotomy, or excisional biopsy of the chest wall mass. Pneumothorax was observed in 9.5% of patients and local seeding of tumor in 21.7% of patients who underwent CPNB. CONCLUSION: Properly performed CPNB under CT guidance may yield an increased sensitivity for the diagnosis of diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
95310549

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Mesothelioma|*PA/*RA; Pleural Neoplasms|*PA/*RA; Tomography, X-Ray Computed|*MT
MeSH Heading
Adult; Aged; Biopsy, Needle|MT; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Prospective Studies

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0363-8715
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 60 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Implantation metastasis after laparoscopic biopsy of bladder cancer.
Author
Andersen JR; Steven K
Address
Department of Urology H, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Source
J Urol, 1995 Mar, 153:3 Pt 2, 1047-8
Abstract
We report a case of tumor implantation in the abdominal wall following laparoscopic biopsy of a transitional cell tumor. Tumor seeding is a known risk in patients with transitional cell carcinoma and we recommend that laparoscopic biopsy of urothelial tumors be avoided.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
95156654

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Abdominal Muscles|*; Biopsy|*AE/MT; Bladder Neoplasms|*PA; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell|*ET/*PA; Laparoscopy|*AE; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Soft Tissue Neoplasms|*ET
MeSH Heading
Aged; Case Report; Human; Male

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0022-5347
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 61 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Implantation metastasis of carcinoma after percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Author
Voravud N; Shin DM; Dekmezian RH; Dimery I; Lee JS; Hong WK
Address
Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
Source
Chest, 1992 Jul, 102:1, 313-5
Abstract
Implantation of malignant cells along the needle tract is an extremely rare but potential complication following percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy of malignant lesions. Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has recently received more attention for cytologic diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma because of its high diagnostic yield, simplicity, and low morbidity. On the other hand, dissemination of cancer cells by needle aspiration biopsy can change a potentially resectable localized lung cancer to an unresectable one. We report two cases: one patient underwent FNAB of a metastatic left adrenal mass that seeded a paraspinal muscle implantation of malignant cells that subsequently developed a tumor mass, and the second patient had tumor cell implantation in the chest wall after FNAB of a pleural-based adenocarcinoma of the lung. The theoretical and practical importance of tumor cell spread along the needle tract is discussed. Because of its rare incidence, however, this complication should not affect the use of needle aspiration biopsy in bronchogenic carcinoma, although care should be undertaken during the procedure.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
92323980

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Adenocarcinoma|PA/*SC; Biopsy, Needle|*AE; Lung Neoplasms|*PA; Muscular Diseases|*ET; Neoplasm Seeding|*; Thoracic Neoplasms|*SC
MeSH Heading
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms|PA/SC; Adult; Case Report; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0012-3692
Country of Publication
UNITED STATES

Record 62 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Morphology of cystic structures seen in leprosy biopsy suspensions kept at cooler temperatures.
Author
Bhatia VN
Address
 
Source
Indian J Lepr, 1994 Jul, 66:3, 293-8
Abstract
Cystic structures were seen in good numbers in biopsy suspensions obtained from leprosy patients and kept at cooler temperature. The structures were found arranged in singles, clusters or straight lines. In clusters, small round structures were seen surrounding a large spherical body. The small cystic bodies appeared empty, the medium sized bodies showed fine particles while the large ones showed spherules in and around them. It appears that the seed structure of the cycle emerges from the large spherical bodies.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
95165019

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Cold|*; Leprosy|*MI/PA
MeSH Heading
Biopsy; Human; Mycobacterium leprae|IP; Skin|MI/PA; Suspensions

Publication Type
JOURNAL ARTICLE
ISSN
0254-9395
Country of Publication
INDIA

Record 63 from database: MEDLINE
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Title
Fine needle aspiration biopsy for diagnosis and follow-up of prostate cancer. Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Prognostic Parameters in Localized Prostate Cancer. Stockholm, Sweden, May 12-13, 1993.
Author
Andersson L; Hagmar B; Ljung BM; Skoog L
Address
WHO Collaborating Centre for Urological Tumors, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Source
Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl, 1994, 162:, 43-9; discussion 115-27
Abstract
Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and ultrasound-guided core biopsy using biopty gun both have a high, and approximately equal, accuracy in diagnosing and grading prostate cancer. The TRUS-guided technique provides a better estimation of the tumor extent and to some degree even of capsular involvement. It is therefore a recommendable part of the preoperative evaluation when radical prostatectomy is contemplated. On the other hand, the aspiration technique usually provides more epithelial cells. It entails a significantly lower risk of septic complications and of seeding tumor cells. It has also a lower cost than the core biopsies. The aspiration biopsy can easily be performed repeatedly in the follow-up procedure, which is of particular importance in cases managed with watchful waiting. We recommend the aspiration biopsy for routine use in the diagnostic work-up and follow-up. It is essential that not only the cytologic evaluation but as well the sampling from the prostate is performed with adequate expertise.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
95116885

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MeSH Heading (Major)
Biopsy, Needle|*/AE/EC; Prostate|*PA; Prostatic Neoplasms|*DI/*PA
MeSH Heading
Costs and Cost Analysis; Follow-Up Studies; Hemorrhage|ET; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Infection|ET; Male; Neoplasm Seeding; Prognosis; Referral and Consultation; Time Factors

Publication Type
CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE; JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW
ISSN
0300-8886
Country of Publication
SWEDEN

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