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7572820

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
This study compared the ability to diagnose and accurately classify hepatic mass lesions by ultrasound-guided biopsy using two different needle types: a 20 gauge needle that yielded primarily cytologic material and an 18 gauge automated core biopsy needle. Slides prepared from each of the needle types were separately evaluated in a blinded fashion. The 20 gauge needle had a sensitivity of 90%, a specificity of 90%, and enabled exact tumor classification in 70% of cases. The 18 gauge core biopsy had a sensitivity of 85%, a specificity of 100%, and allowed exact tumor typing in 82% of cases. The sensitivity and specificity of both needle types combined was 98% and 100%, respectively, and all malignancies were correctly typed. A combined cytohistologic approach provides a highly accurate means of diagnosing and typing hepatic tumors and provides a suitable sample for confirmatory stains. Accurate tumor typing may affect therapeutic decisions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
583-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of hepatic mass lesions using a cytohistologic approach. Comparison of two needle types.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article