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7910070

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
Sixteen patients with apical malignancies, including 12 with Pancoast tumors and four with metastatic apical pleural masses, underwent chest ultrasound (US) examinations and direct percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Of those, 15 patients were proven to have malignancies by FNAB and the remaining patient (only revealing necrosis by FNAB) was also proven to have a Pancoast tumor after surgical intervention. Percutaneous FNAB was performed through the supraclavicular approach (n = 10) or through the upper back (n = 6). The sonographic appearances of the apical malignancies were homogeneous hypoechoic (n = 8), homogeneous isoechoic (n = 3) or heterogeneous (n = 5). No complications occurred after the FNAB. Our limited experience showed that a convex probe was convenient and useful in the detection of apical malignancies. Apical malignancies, diagnosed previously by percutaneous needle aspiration under fluoroscopy or surgical intervention, can be easily diagnosed by percutaneous FNAB, especially when the FNAB is performed using the supraclavicular approach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0929-6646
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
983-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Apical malignancies diagnosed by ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article