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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-30
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0091-2751
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
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
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Lytic bone lesions suspected for metastasis: ultrasonically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article