To determine prospectively if assessment of telomerase activity in percutaneous needle biopsy specimens improves sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of abdominal and pelvic malignancy.
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology and Division of Cytology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA. vkundra@di.mdacc.tmc.edu