US-guided transcutaneous tru-cut biopsy of laryngo-hypopharyngeal lesions.

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Authors

De Fiori E, Bellomi M, Maffini F, Chiesa F, Alterio D, Preda L, Ansarin M, Petralia G, Rampinelli C, Bonello L

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. lorenzo.preda@ieo.it

Abstract

To evaluate the feasibility and performance of ultrasound-guided transcutaneous tru-cut biopsy (USGTCB) in selected patients (with stenosis of airways or difficult intubation or contraindication to general anaesthesia) with untreated or previously treated suspicious laryngo-hypopharyngeal masses.

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20016904