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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-8-30
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pubmed:abstractText |
Ultrasonically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB) was performed in 30 patients with a lytic bone lesions suspected for metastasis detected by conventional radiological examinations. The patients were selected for US-FNAB on the basis of the ability of the ultrasound examination to clearly visualize the lesion. The cytological diagnosis was confirmed at surgery in 3 cases, and at clinical and radiological follow-up after more than 6 months in the remaining cases. The lesions were located mostly in the thoracic skeleton (ribs and sternum) and pelvic bone. We diagnosed malignancy in 26 cases and benign lesions in 2 cases. An inadequate sample was obtained in 1 case, and 1 case yielded a false-negative result. According to these results, we obtained a sensitivity of 93%. We conclude that ultrasonically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy is a useful technique to obtain a pathological diagnosis in cases of lytic bone lesions that can be visualized with this imaging technique.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
0091-2751
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
22
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
307-11
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Adenocarcinoma,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Biopsy, Needle,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Bone Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Bone Resorption,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Breast Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Lung Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Pelvic Bones,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Ribs,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Sensitivity and Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Sternum,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Thoracic Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:8046040-Ultrasonography, Interventional
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Lytic bone lesions suspected for metastasis: ultrasonically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
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pubmed:affiliation |
First Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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